The Netherlandish painter is a master of directing viewers to the telling detail
From the ashes of Masterpiece rises an ambitious and even more selective successor
The newly reopened museum has an impressive collection of Turkish art, but seems strangely disconnected from the present
East Quay is an arts centre breathing new life into the Somerset town of Watchet and it has a real sense of social purpose
Plus: climate activists smear paint on a Monet, Maurizio Cattelan’s banana wins a lawsuit, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Oliver Messel’s rococo sets for ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the Royal Opera House represented a new dawn for dance
As Charles III’s juvenilia comes to auction, Rakewell’s thoughts turn to other members of the royal family who have displayed artistic tendencies
When the country renews its membership in July, it will pay back dues of more than $500m – but it does so on its own terms
From Edwin Landseer’s stag to an ancient Egyptian hedgehog, this week we’re celebrating animals throughout art history
The Box in Plymouth celebrates the life and legacy of the Georgian painter on the 300th anniversary of his birth
The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia makes a case for enduring relevance of the sculptor’s career
The Barbican stages the first major UK survey of the American artist’s work
The subject of more than 300 love lyrics by the poet Petrarch became a muse to many artists
Murals by the pastellist Nicolas Party provide a temporary backdrop for a Venetian portrait
The Argentine-Israeli film-maker takes a typically absurdist tilt at technocapitalism and the climate crisis
The recently appointed director of fairs and exhibition platforms tells Apollo why he is taking a light-touch approach to running the world’s biggest art fair
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, formerly the Albright-Knox, reopens with a strong sense of civic purpose and a firm commitment to modern art
Plus: Françoise Gilot (1921–2023), and the rest of the week’s top stories
Rakewell isn’t about to quit the city to stake it all on a monster hunt – but there have been some significant sightings in museum collections
The Fries Museum hopes to restore the reputations of the painter couple who fell into obscurity after their deaths
The Courtauld explores the long history of artistic forgery
How 19th-century artists redefined the landscape genre
The National Museum in Oslo invites contemporary artists to respond to traditional examples of rural dress
Lina Ghotmeh’s structure presents Londoners with the terrifying prospect of interacting with strangers
