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When Palladio came to Cheshire – in the 1980s
Henbury Hall is a fine example of neo-Palladian architecture. But what does it mean to recreate a historical style?
Eye of the beholder – how the Prophet Muhammad has been depicted through the centuries
Museums have avoided displaying images of the Prophet in recent years – but might this not do a disservice to the heritage of Islam?
What makes a museum ‘fire-proof’?
The Getty Center’s fire prevention system is a standard-bearer for museums and historic properties worldwide
Reign makers – Roy Strong’s guide to Elizabethan portraits, reviewed
This authoritative survey gives some of the most familiar works of English art a new lease of life
The Royal Academy goes gonzo
This week the institution elected the first female president in its 251-year history. Its Twitter account seems to be taking an *even* more radical direction
Beethoven: World, Citizen, Music
Exploring the life and times of the great composer through artworks, archive materials and period instruments
A Delft touch – the intricate patterns of Pieter de Hooch
The Dutch painter’s courtyard and interior scenes reveal his fascination with frames, grids and lines
How a small German city became a leading home for new media art
The Edith-Russ-Haus in Oldenburg is currently host to an exhibition exploring the rise of ‘nootropics’, or smart drugs, in Silicon Valley
Finnish lines – paintings from the land of a thousand lakes
Lakeside views by the painters Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Hugo Simberg are coming to auction this week
From Gold Digger to Gossip Girl – meet cutes at the museum
If films and television are anything to go by, it seems the main raison to go to an art gallery is to find a date
‘A buffet of bums, boobs and bollocks’ – Giulio Romano at Palazzo Te
The 16th-century frescoed palace has been sexed up with a show exploring power and desire in the mannerist’s art
From the high life to the Life of Christ – James Tissot’s path to piety
On his 50th birthday the society painter set off for the Holy Land, experiencing something of a conversion
Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, Politics
Expressionist prints and drawings document the turbulence and wars that devastated modern Germany
Pattern and Decoration – the movement that made a leitmotif of light motif
Embracing polka dot, patchwork and plenty of colour, P&D artists set out to challenge the norms of good taste
‘Sugar paste is very fine, finer than porcelain’ – the art of historical banquets
The food historian Ivan Day talks about the historical table settings he has recreated for an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
The finer points of art appreciation – and some blunt speaking – in ‘The Crown’
The Queen and Prince Philip get some art advice from Anthony Blunt in season three of the lavish drama
The Peabody Essex Museum makes a bigger splash in Salem
Thanks to the town’s seafaring merchants, the museum has one of the world’s best collections of maritime and Asian art – and a whole new wing for its display
‘My work often has an element of humour – but it’s not particularly funny’ – an interview with Keith Coventry
The artist explains how his new lollipop-stick collages connect Pop art, Bauhaus, and ancient Athenian comedy
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London calling – Orazio Gentileschi’s The Finding of Moses at the court of Charles I
The National Gallery is raising funds to purchase Orazio Gentileschi’s biblical scene – once a prized possession of Queen Henrietta Maria