When Nordic classicism made a splash
Modernists regarded the Scandinavian style as a mere throwback, but it was much more radical than it was given credit for
Modernists regarded the Scandinavian style as a mere throwback, but it was much more radical than it was given credit for
While Capability Brown achieved a natural look with great artifice in England, French landscape gardens were overtly experimental fantasies
As a new jellyfish museum opens in Florida, Rakewell makes the case for the spineless wonders as a class of non-sentient performance artists
There’s more to coping with heatwaves than turning on the air con, especially if collections and visitors require different conditions
The photographer behind the popular ‘I Spy’ picture-riddle children’s books talks to Apollo about the method behind his mind-boggling optical illusions
For a brief period before the First World War, oblique angles and angular planes were all the rage in Prague
A domestic scene of comfort and ease by the American artist demonstrates her skill for conveying hidden depths
Ever wanted to know what it’s like to run a successful gallery, wrangle apprentices while painting a fresco or curate your own museum? These are the board games for you
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’