The Spanish conquistadores heading for a fall in Colombia
Colombia’s indigenous communities are toppling statues of the Spanish conquerors to highlight past and present injustices
Colombia’s indigenous communities are toppling statues of the Spanish conquerors to highlight past and present injustices
John Crome was among the greatest English landscape painters of his day – but you’ve probably never heard of him
Nicola Suthor’s study of the self-confident style known as ‘bravura’ is something of a virtuoso affair
The fate of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts in Tbilisi remains uncertain, with curators ordered to evacuate its vast collection within six months
The state has just shelled out €4million for the libertine’s most notorious work – how times have changed
Native American belts made of wampum shells have long fulfilled a diplomatic purpose – and as such are very much a living art
Plus: More than 17,000 looted artefacts returned to Iraq
The novelist may be little read today, but his fiction inspired an enduring, Romantic vision of the past
The giant ferris wheel may now be part of the furniture – but the view from on high is still revolutionary
Two documentaries on the ‘lost Leonardo’ have found the story’s sensationalism irresistible – but hard facts are as absent as the painting itself
Typewriters may be museum pieces now, but they created office jobs for women and by doing so changed the 20th century
The artist’s miniature paintings aren't as diminutive as they may sound, but the magnifying glass attached to her worktable is still absolutely essential
Nicholas Goodison had a distinguished career in the City – but he will also be remembered for his scholarly and philanthropic contributions to the arts
The adult streaming site Pornhub has roused some of the world's most revered nude paintings to life in a series of graphic videos
Why do paintings and objects from the Tudor and Stuart periods have so much to say for themselves?
The privatisation of public space in UK cities means that artists are being made to feel increasingly unwelcome
Is it enough for Western museums to say how they came by their colonial-era artefacts – or should they just give them back?
Plus: Berlin Museums may return Benin Bronzes as early as next year and a construction worker has admitted stealing a Picasso and a Mondrian from the National Gallery in Athens
The early Olympic games of the modern era set out to celebrate both ‘muscle and mind’ – which meant that artists were in the mix for medals
These great tapestries have a turbulent history that has seen them held by Russia and in Canada – but now they’re back in the rooms where they first hung