For all his grand ambitions as a history painter, the neoclassicist was a sought-after portraitist with a keen eye for contemporary style
To mark 174 years since the birth of Antoni Gaudí, we look at four remarkable works of art and design that take inspiration from the organic
NASA has published its latest plans for a moon base, but has it forgotten to make low-gravity life seem appealing?
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been in limbo for 30 years. With no state support, it raises funds as it can, but is determined to bring people together
The New Museum has reopened with an extravaganza of a show that seems more excited than afraid about the blurring of lines between man and machine
‘Tablescaping’ is nothing new – just look at these dazzling centrepieces made by 18th- and 19th-century goldsmiths
This edition of the roving contemporary art biennial makes itself at home in 12 post-war churches in the Ruhr region
As the news breaks that London’s celebrity pelicans have successfully hatched chicks for the first time ever, Rakewell wonders what’s taken them so long
Asta Nørregaard was part of a coterie of women artists at the forefront of progressive artistic and social movements in late 19th-century Norway but, above all, she was determined to paint as she pleased
The Galleria Borghese explores the profound influence that Ovid’s epic poem had on Renaissance, baroque and modern artists
The Tate explores how the Mexican artist became a pop-culture phenomenon and influenced generations of artists around the world
The Cleveland Museum of Art celebrates the Edo-period tradition of scholars getting together to share art they had made
Highlights include a collection of 20th-century Haitian art for Princeton and a rare letter by Rubens for the Rubenshuis
If you’re missing the excitement of Royal Ascot, here is a selection of artworks that capture the fervour and spectacle of horse racing
Plus: the National Audit Office has warned that further delays to renovating the Houses of Parliament could make the building ‘uninhabitable’
Burdened by poor health in later life, the artist would have been forgiven for slowing down – but there was no stopping him
Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach’s Villa Beer was used by British intelligence after the Second World War – and is now open to general inspection
The sculptor knows something about scale, which, as he tells Apollo, is ‘the most mysterious, strange, poetic thing’
An error-strewn first edition of Wuthering Heights that is set to sell for at least £400,000 reminds Rakewell of the joys of unorthodox spelling
A chance to see highlights from one of the world’s greatest collections of prints and drawings, from Dürer’s hare to contemporary works
The famous painting of Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark and their cat took Hockney a year to complete. A perfect summing up of 60s bohemianism, it is a brilliant example of the artist’s ability to respond to his times
Doing justice to the artist’s monumental ambitions in an indoor space is a tall order, but the Hayward Gallery is taking up the challenge
The Warburg Institute returns to its roots with a sound installation and playful visions of a fictional century-old research faculty
The abstract painter was always fascinated by the figurative and, as this show at the Art Institute of Chicago makes clear, his draughtsmanship is still underrated
