There’s plenty of artistry on display at the Winter Olympics, but the showmanship of the opening ceremony was an art historical delight
Plus: Plans for Centre Pompidou’s New Jersey outpost scrapped; and French police arrest nine people suspected of Louvre ticket-fraud scheme
Devotion, in its many different senses, has always been at the heart of the artist’s work
Patrons sometimes spent more on the cases of these small marvels than on the paintings themselves – and this exhibition suggests it was worth every penny
The Danish painter’s eerie interiors are joined by portraits, landscapes and depictions of musicians
This exhibition in Brussels reveals how Renaissance artists tried to capture the full range of human physiognomy – sometimes in a single painting
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs recreates the sights, sounds and smells of a wealthy family’s domestic life in pre-Revolutionary Paris
At the winter Old Master sales in the Big Apple last week, a tiny study for the Sistine Chapel and a handsome lion sketch by Rembrandt stole the limelight
When the complex was first proposed in the late 1950s, it was intended as a concrete expression of US soft power and its designer, Edward Durell Stone, was one of the most in-demand architects in the United States
To coincide with World Radio Day, we look at four artworks from the last 100 years that address the medium’s power and resilience
Plans for a widely opposed redevelopment of London Liverpool Street have been approved – why, when there is a better, less costly alternative?
After years of being profoundly unfashionable, one of the most important British figurative painters of the 20th century is ripe for reappraisal
In his Norfolk studio, the artist enjoys a refreshing sense of solitude after years spent in the close confines of London
An exhibition in Wiesbaden makes clear why the Austrian painter made such a splash in the United States in the late 1950s
An exhibition at Pallant House Gallery makes clear how serious the British artist was and how seriously underrated he has been
Sabrina Carpenter held her own against the diva in a Muppet Show anniversary special, but Rakewell can’t help wishing that visual artists could also get in on the act
Plus: Stephen Friedman Gallery goes into administration and Philadelphia Museum of Art reverts to old name
From the Comédie Française to the National Gallery, the documentarian’s portraits reveal the painstaking work that goes into creative expression
Though the Neo-Impressionist is best known for his Parisian scenes, the Courtauld provides a refreshingly different view
This exhibition at the Frick reveals how the English painter’s portraits are a visual encyclopaedia of Georgian taste
The Palazzo Barberini puts on a survey of the sculptor’s mastery of the baroque and close ties to the Papacy
Curator Wolf Burchard explains how an exhibition of colossal carpets at the Grand Palais celebrates a unique chapter in art history
Blenheim Palace marks the tercentenary of its architect’s death by exploring his grand designs, success as a playwright and tempestuous relationships
To mark 285 years since the birth of Henry Fuseli, we look at four works that demonstrate the power of nocturnal or otherwordly visions
