Licence to Rome – how the Dutch got a taste for the Italian capital
Maarten van Heemskerck’s expert renderings of Rome inspired his countrymen to see the city for themselves
Maarten van Heemskerck’s expert renderings of Rome inspired his countrymen to see the city for themselves
At the art fair’s first edition under new ownership medieval manuscripts can be found alongside contemporary offerings
There’s a thin but fluid line between fine art and fashion for the artist who is now making accessories for Loewe
Plus: Mick Moon (1937–2024), and a round-up of the week’s most important museum appointments
Ignacio Zuloaga was once as celebrated as Sorolla, but the artist’s searching paintings soon fell out of favour after his death
The new art, film and photography galleries at the Imperial War Museum contain many welcome surprises
Plus: Robert Irwin (1928–2023), Italy appoints right-wing journalist as Venice Biennale director and the rest of the week’s top stories
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A book by Daniel H. Weiss, outgoing president and CEO of the Met, offers a public-spirited view of how a changing world can benefit from the constancy of large institutions
Plus: Russian missiles have damaged Odesa Cathedral and Joop Sanders (1921–2023)
Video art makes the running in the art world – but commercially, it has some catching up to do
Diane Smyth considers the state of private and public photography collections in the UK
By working in offices or trying to play Snow White at Euro Disney, the Finnish artist takes aim at the monotony of modern life
Plus: Rafael Viñoly (1944–2023), David Chipperfield wins the Pritzker, and more art news
Long after David Sassoon’s descendants had entered the highest echelons of English society, their collecting reflected the family’s ties to the Middle East, India and China
There’s plenty to see beyond the walls of the MECC, including Flemish Caravaggism in Ghent, Swedish mysticism in Brussels and a once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show in Amsterdam
The Parisian art fair returns to its spring slot, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
Eero Saarinen’s marriage to the publicist Aline Louchheim tells us a lot about how the architect made his name
The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is one of Germany’s most important cultural institutions, but why is its name such a relic from the past?
Robert Bevan’s call to require a lot less from our public monuments has much to recommend it