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Peasant company – Jean-François Millet among the moderns
How the Barbizon painter’s subversive rural scenes inspired artists from Van Gogh to Salvador Dalí
The saintly sight of Cardinal Newman
Rakewell digs out some portraits of John Henry Newman, the first British person to be canonised for nearly 50 years
A Tale of Two Women Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana
Celebrating the careers of two pioneering Renaissance women
‘Frustrate the Feminine Fanatics’ – how women overcame their critics at Cambridge University
It is 150 years since women first arrived at Cambridge – and the fight for equality has taken almost as long
Mark Bradford descends into the hell of modern America
A new series of sprawling canvases by the Los Angeles-based artist takes inspiration from Cerberus, the mythical hound of Hades
‘My art is about overcoming our limitations’ – an interview with Agnes Denes
The artist talks about what it meant to plant a wheatfield in Manhattan – and why she wants her work to outlive her
Around the world in 35,000 objects – and a handful of clicks
The Khalili Collections have partnered up with Wikimedia UK to broaden access to their vast holdings spanning centuries and cultures
Caravaggio & Bernini
In painting and sculpture, the two artists defined the dramatic realism of the Roman baroque
‘Making already complex things more complex’ – an interview with Imran Perretta
The artist discusses his latest film, whose title – the destructors – is borrowed from a short story by Graham Greene
Your chance to own a painting by Congo the chimpanzee
Picasso and Miró were fans – now the gifted simian is getting a solo show in London. Plus other arty animals
Knight vision – how Maximilian I used the arts to bolster his brand
The emperor was no connoisseur – but he understood the power of art to paper over the cracks in his troubled reign
How the museum changed its name
What’s in a new name? For museums it can mean an expensive rebrand that doesn’t stop anyone using the old moniker
Cairene conversions – the adopted identities of John Frederick Lewis
The Victorian painter certainly had a penchant for play-acting, but his depictions of Egypt remain something of an enigma
A filched finch that never really takes flight – The Goldfinch, reviewed
The film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel is visually enticing but unwieldy
Frieze week highlights: powerhouse publishing from Chicago and power naps in Fitzrovia
Theaster Gates in the archives and Jonathan Baldock’s four-poster bed are among the shows not to miss during Frieze Week
Beyond Frieze – what’s in store in London this week
With the British Art Fair joining 1–54, there’s more to see at this busy time than ever before
Frieze Masters broadens its horizons
A Botticelli portrait and an ancient bronze hedgehog are among the must-see artworks at this year’s event
Travels with Thomas Cook – in 1855
The first overseas tour organised by Thomas Cook took in the International Exhibition in Paris
‘I liked the idea of bringing sharp objects into a library’ – an interview with Sean Lynch
The artist discusses the allure of the 19th-century forger Flint Jack – who fooled museums and collectors with his brand-new prehistoric artefacts
The Danish artists who struck gold in the depths of disaster
Denmark was beset by catastrophes in the early 19th century – but its painters flourished
‘The spectator should disappear into the works’ – an interview with Peter Suschitzky
The cinematographer discusses his lighting design for the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s upcoming Rembrandt exhibition
Luxury in exile – at Napoleon’s country villa on Elba
The Mediterranean island still bears the mark of its most famous one-time resident
How Jean Dubuffet brought outsider artists into the museum
The French artist is still the guiding spirit of the Collection de l’Art Brut, the museum he founded in Lausanne
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What are museums really for?
The perceived role of museums in society has grown enormously in recent years – but how far does that reflect what they actually are?