How to eat beans in the baroque style
A rustic painting by Annibale Carracci highlights how the act of eating in art has long been tied to class and status
A rustic painting by Annibale Carracci highlights how the act of eating in art has long been tied to class and status
Artists may distrust intermediaries but it would be more difficult for anyone to get noticed in the art world without them
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art enters a new era, its past decisions are still sending ripples into the present, so what does the future hold?
The godfather of Pop has designed a range of Budweiser cans – and he’s not the only creative type who has taken to drink
In the Turner Prize-winner’s first major show in Scotland in two decades, his sculptures are best viewed at something of a remove
Koen Bulckens of the Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp explains what makes the painter’s portrait of ‘the weeping prophet’ such an emotional tour de force
Jackie Wullschläger’s biography invites us to take another look at a painter whose canvases make a direct appeal to the eye
To mark the anniversary of Isadora Duncan’s first performance in Europe, we look at four artworks that immortalise the trailblazing dancer
The annual event provides plenty of artistic surprises and has much to offer to smaller collectors
A proposed statue of the author has caused a fuss among local residents, but does anyone really like public sculptures anyway?
The San Franciscan painter and ceramicist uses jazz, podcasts and Bay Area nature to help him create fantastical anthropomorphic works out of clay
The Palazzo della Pilotta contains three museums, a historic library and one of the oldest theatres in Europe – but, until its recent refurbishment, has often been overlooked
There’s a thin but fluid line between fine art and fashion for the artist who is now making accessories for Loewe
Among the exhibitions that can be seen in a day trip from the fair are Frans Hals in Amsterdam, Immanuel Kant in Bonn and Sung Hwan Kim in Eindhoven
In the 18th century, Europe was swept by a trend for art that revealed the inner lives of its subjects – and the Swiss painter encapsulated the ideas of the age
The museum has announced an opening for a Taylor Swift ‘superfan’ – but this bid for commercial appeal doesn’t seem to be reflected by the salary on offer
The financier and philanthropist’s greatest achievement may have been his service to the arts, at Waddesdon Manor and as chair of the National Gallery
In tribute to Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the trailblazing African American who qualified as a doctor 160 years ago today, we look at four works that celebrate the women who have shaped medicine over the years
The artist’s harmonious installation at Chisenhale Gallery memorialises his musician grandfather
Behind the artist’s enjoyably exuberant artworks is a serious concern with rewiring language and remaking bodies