The marvellous rebirth of Méréville
One of the greatest landscape gardens in the Paris region has been painstakingly revived – and the results would make an Ancien Régime aristocrat proud
One of the greatest landscape gardens in the Paris region has been painstakingly revived – and the results would make an Ancien Régime aristocrat proud
A new programme fronted by Steph McGovern claims to demystify the art world but gets the basics badly wrong
The Australian artist’s studio has reopened with an exhibition of works made on his return home after a decade spent abroad
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller’s landscapes seem idealised but their quietly radical nature put him at odds with the art establishment of his day
Established in 1852 by three brothers, the Alinari firm produced many of the oldest photographs of Italy and has left behind a vast archive in Florence
The singular paintings of one of the unshowier School of London painters are ripe for discovery
At the MAK in Vienna, placing gemstones alongside more everyday designs brings out the artistry in both
The personal archive of Colonel Sanders went to auction this week – and bidders had their eyes on the fries
Her use of textiles means that Albers is often seen as a decorative or craft artist. But what if we regard her work as abstract art with a genuinely wide appeal?
An exhibition at the Box in Plymouth brings renewed attention to the British artist’s colourful, cacophonous paintings
In depicting scenes of Bacchic revelry, painters such as Michaelina Wautier and Angelica Kauffman were tapping into an ancient ritual
Xavier Salomon explains his vision for the renovated and rehung Gulbenkian Museum and its collection full of ‘absolute stars’
Artists from Pinturicchio to the Pre-Raphaelites found a rich subject in Penelope’s marital fidelity – but is she as two-dimensional as they would have her?
Designed by the architect shortly before his death 300 years ago, a ‘chamber pew’ in St George’s Church in Esher, Surrey, is a thoroughly charming anomaly
Whitechapel Gallery is marking its 125th anniversary with a biennial that is taking place across east London. Can it help the gallery find a new generation of art lovers?
The Spanish baroque master’s magnetic paintings get their moment in the London sun
A host of remarkable pre-modern works, sold last week at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, have broken several auction records
A show about Peggy Guggenheim’s time running a gallery in London could have a touch more fun with its subject
The C Comics drawn by the artist with words by New York School writers are a call to unconformity
To mark 72 years since rationing ended in the UK, we look at four works of art and design that capture our relationship with food