Dante has stumped many an artist – but these delicate drawings are truly divine
Federico Zuccari’s illustrations of the Divine Comedy have seldom been shown. But the Uffizi has put them online – and Dante’s poem has never looked better
Federico Zuccari’s illustrations of the Divine Comedy have seldom been shown. But the Uffizi has put them online – and Dante’s poem has never looked better
The renowned art dealer has died at the age of 91. In March 2014, he opened up his extraordinary private art collection to Apollo, in an interview republished in full here
In her Tarot Garden in Tuscany, the French-American artist let her imagination run riot
What do decades of neglect look like? For the Houses of Parliament, a repair bill upwards of £12 billion
With an eye for ritual, the photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews celebrates an unfamiliar vision of the river
Without Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion models, science-fiction films wouldn't look like they do today
Kara Walker’s fountain at Tate Modern plays a starring role in FKA Twigs’ new video – and it’s not the first artwork to have a brush with the charts
With lockdown boredom well and truly setting in, it’s time to stick the kids – with their crayons – in front of a museum website
Childe Hassam’s rain-soaked flags have hung in the White House before, but next to Joe Biden's desk they feel more fitting than ever
In his skewering of authority figures, Ralph Steadman bears comparison with some of the great artists of modern times
From that scandalous scallop to her Mary Wollstonecraft monument, Maggi Hambling is no stranger to controversy
The UK government’s proposal to protect every monument in sight is a kneejerk response that will have ridiculous consequences
Weird and wonderful citrus fruit were once highly prized possessions – and one German fanatic made prints of the hundreds of varieties he laid his hands on
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president marks a new chapter, but it won’t wipe out the ugly scenes of the storming of Congress
The muddy foreshore of the Thames has been an unlikely treasure trove for amateur archaeologists
The South African photographer talks to Apollo about art, power, and his long-standing mistrust of images
Suspect and bona fide works rub shoulders at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne – in a display the museum presents as an opportunity for close looking
The artist’s powerful canvases are full of detail but never shy away from the bigger picture
Palazzo Poggi houses the extraordinary 18th-century creations of a school dedicated to wax modelling – invaluable tools for medical students at the time
The artist’s complex depictions of Kenya present scenes of violence alongside moments of beauty