‘The painting ought not to feel measured – something horrible is happening’
Tessa Hadley is unsettled by Giovanni Bellini’s eerily calm depiction of the murder of Saint Peter Martyr
Tessa Hadley is unsettled by Giovanni Bellini’s eerily calm depiction of the murder of Saint Peter Martyr
The Old Master drawings collector has described herself as ‘an undisciplined cockapoo’ when it comes to buying – but each piece must be of the highest calibre
From Rembrandt in Frankfurt to pictures of puddings in The Hague, there's plenty to see within touching distance of the fair
Women have often been thought susceptible to demonic influence, and creativity can be seen as a form of possession – notions reclaimed by artists in ingenious ways
William Andrews Nesfield designed elaborate schemes that exemplify what people mean when they talk about Victorian formal gardens
If AI is treated as little more than a fashionable selling point, then its potential to create genuinely innovative art may be lost
This nomadic gallery finally has a permanent home, but can the impressive collection protect it from Poland’s fraught cultural politics?
Designed in the 18th century by Luigi Vanvitelli for Charles VII of Naples, Italy’s answer to Versailles is as dizzying today as it was 250 years ago
The sinister corporation in the dystopian office drama really cares about art, but the paintings on the walls only highlight the workers’ sense of alienation rather than relieving it
The San Francisco-based photographer has moved into a new space, and she’s getting used to a more communal environment – but order is still all-important
As the Hungarian-American artist celebrates his 80th birthday, is his brand of conceptual art still as radical as it once was?
A meditative painting by Qi Baishi demonstrates his modern approach to an ancient art form, explains Jeremy Zhang of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
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
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