When Rubens was king of the castle
The Flemish castle bought by Rubens in 1635 was intended as a country retreat, and it inspired the artist’s greatest landscapes
The Flemish castle bought by Rubens in 1635 was intended as a country retreat, and it inspired the artist’s greatest landscapes
Working in the new medium of pastels, Maurice-Quentin de La Tour portrayed the elites of his day in a style to suit the hedonism of the age
Plus: Netherlands returns 113 Benin bronzes to Nigeria and British Museum chooses Lina Ghotmeh to redesign ancient sculpture galleries
These artistic experiments by early embracers of new technologies already look charmingly retro
Earthenware from the Central Asian empire is much sought-after, though quality pieces can be found at relatively low prices too
Picasso was the possessor of a hearty appetite and depictions of alcohol and excess are also central to his work
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Recent rehangs at the Met and the Brooklyn Museum suggest that part of the answer lies in respecting the viewer’s own capacity for interpretation
Whether Orphism can be called a coherent movement is one thing, but its practitioners produced some excellent art
Thirty years after the novelist's death, Apollo revisits the Ripley creator's close ties to the visual arts
The home the writer designed for herself in the hills of Massachusetts is a window on to the shifting tastes of Gilded Age America
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The British Library’s exhibition of women in the Middle Ages who were creative and intellectual pioneers is a red-carpet affair
In his final works, some of which have never been shown before, the endlessly restless artist adopted an abstract style that challenges us to look for hidden meanings
The Aga Khan IV, who has died at the age of 88, formed an important collection of Islamic art and dedicated some of his fabulous wealth to cultural heritage projects around the world
Helen Gordon charts the fall and cultural rise of the Ensisheim meteorite of 1492
Two restored masterpieces – one vast in scale, the other intimate – are being shown together for the first time to give us fresh insights into ‘the first light of Renaissance painting’
Ancient vessels are still highly prized around the world, but Chinese buyers are the most committed collectors today
As Trump 2.0 makes its presence felt, the art market is feeling nervous about new trade barriers – and reluctant to talk about the subject in public
The Great Pompeii project has more than lived up to the name, but it’s now time for a period of conservation and consolidation