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On its 300th birthday, the Belvedere reflects on a remarkably complicated past
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
A Netherlandish Saint Luke dressed up to the nines
Stephan Kemperdick of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie talks Apollo through Hugo van der Goes’s stylish depiction of the saint
The Flemish painter who was a dedicated follower of fashion
Theodoor Rombouts was a great assimilator of styles, but he was more than just another of the Caravaggisti
Beyond TEFAF – the shows to see in and around Maastricht this month
There’s plenty to see beyond the walls of the MECC, including Flemish Caravaggism in Ghent, Swedish mysticism in Brussels and a once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show in Amsterdam
Is the grand museum entrance now on its way out?
In the pursuit of greater accessibility, institutions are making themselves oddly unapproachable
Around the Galleries – Salon Du Dessin makes a comeback
The Parisian art fair returns to its spring slot, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
The Elizabethan whodunit that has kept art historians guessing
Has Compton Verney uncovered the identity of the mysterious Master of the Countess of Warwick?
The deliberately difficult art of Pierre Dunoyer
A show in Paris reveals there may be more to the French artist’s paintings than meets the eye
Pub culture – maritime masterpieces at the Trafalgar Tavern
Pub landlord Frank Dowling has built a collection of museum-quality masterpieces and curios that testify to his love of London’s maritime history
The Dutch painters who kept their eyes peeled for citrus fruit
The Low Countries may not grow oranges and lemons, but the artists of the region certainly had a zest for them
Take a walk on the obscure side of 1980s New York
This curious film about the painter Edward Brezinski suggests that not all forgotten artists are candidates for rehabilitation
New wine in old bottles – contemporary art in historical settings
It has become increasingly common for museums to invite artists to respond to their collections, but what kind of connections are we being invited to make?
Pharrell is frontin’ Louis Vuitton
Rakewell hopes the fashion house’s newest designer will bring everyone much happiness
Auction highlights – Meredith Etherington-Smith’s personal hoard
The art journalist’s prized collection of handbags and eclectic furniture is up for sale at Bellmans later this month
Women artists make a radical mess at the Whitechapel Gallery
A crowded display sees some 150 works of Abstract Expressionism clamouring for attention, but perhaps this is the point
Are artists who work at museums too easy to exploit as workers?
The desirability of getting a day job in a museum can make it easy for prestigious institutions to take advantage of the artists who work in them
Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70
The Whitechapel Gallery brings together 150 paintings by 81 international women artists
The week in art news – heritage sites destroyed by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Plus: a shake-up at DCMS, strengthening cultural ties between France and Saudi Arabia, and the rest of the week’s art news
How did the great liberator of Venice end up in Ham House?
A portrait of the 17th-century polymath and intellectual superstar Paolo Sarpi hangs in a corner of a house that once belonged to a wealthy tyrant
The world’s richest man makes quite an impression
The luxury conglomerate led by the French tycoon presented a Caillebotte to the Musée d’Orsay this week, but that didn’t stop him being denounced by pension protesters
Acquisitions of the Month: January 2023
A first for the Frick and a Caillebotte at the Musée d’Orsay are among the most important works to enter museum collections this month
Family favourites – at home with Michael and Winnie Feng
The couple’s apartment in New York contains Chinese antiquities of impeccable provenance, as well as photographs of illustrious forebears
How Christopher Wren built his reputation
On the 300th anniversary of his death, the architect’s fame remains unassailable – but the character of the man is more contested than ever, writes Matthew Walker
Renaissance painting in its prime
David Young Kim’s ingenious study of grounds and figures takes the reader on an unfamiliar journey through familiar territory
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