The seductive splendour of Lucas Cranach the Elder
An exhibition at Compton Verney shows off the full range of the master’s work – from slinky nudes to opulent portraits of the rulers of Saxony
An exhibition at Compton Verney shows off the full range of the master’s work – from slinky nudes to opulent portraits of the rulers of Saxony
It’s the mutt-see show of the year (if you're a dog) – an architectural playground just for you (again, if you're a dog) at Japan House London
The 14th-century pleasure palace has reopened after a two-year renovation – and its mysteries are as diverting as ever
The artist talks about how the history of modern India has shaped her life and her desire to reach a wide audience
If you’ve ever wanted to play president, now you can – if you have a few dollars spare to buy a replica of the Oval Office at Bonhams in October
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s scenes of a race of women warriors are a tour de force in pastel, charcoal and chalk
The first exhibition to bring the sculptor and photographer together reveals intriguing points of convergence between their work
The T.S. Eliot estate has donated £20,000 to help keep the Brontë Parsonage Museum open. Rakewell wonders what the Brontë sisters would have made of ‘Cats’
The legendary Italian publisher has died at the age of 82. In this republished profile from 2019, he opened his library and richly idiosyncratic art collection to Apollo
Highlights of the first modern and contemporary art fair to take place in Europe since the continent locked down
From his portraits of Khrushchev and John Coltrane to celebrated album covers for the Beatles, Freeman’s entire archive was taken just weeks after his death
The auction house has played a leading role in developing international interest in modern and contemporary art from South Africa and beyond
Rakewell is disappointed not to hear the performance artist’s pipes in her new project at the Bavarian State Opera
A study of neoclassical dress in the 1790s shows that fashion can be a serious business
Posters are a powerful tool in clear and consistent public health-messaging – so why aren’t we seeing more of them?
Freedman’s engaging designs were once impossible to avoid – and his lesser-known war paintings are a revelation
For his chapel commission in Houston, the painter engaged with religion on his own terms – and forged a new, modern relevance for sacred art
George Mayer-Marton was an accomplished, influential émigré artist – and his Crucifixion for the Church of the Holy Rosary in Oldham must be protected
Desmond Guinness fought against the odds, and often against public opinion, to save Irish Georgian houses – and the nation will be forever in his debt
MoMA reopens with a look at the career of this enigmatic critic, dealer, and champion of the avant-garde