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The meteorite that fired up Dürer’s imagination
Helen Gordon charts the fall and cultural rise of the Ensisheim meteorite of 1492
On the irresistible ripples of Viennetta
A textural triumph and a sensual delight, this distinctly ’80s ice cream is as pleasing to look at as it is to consume
The Louvre restores Cimabue to his rightful place
Two restored masterpieces – one vast in scale, the other intimate – are being shown together for the first time to give us fresh insights into ‘the first light of Renaissance painting’
Chinese bronzes show their metal on the market
Ancient vessels are still highly prized around the world, but Chinese buyers are the most committed collectors today
‘It’s like they are your children’ – Krishna Choudhary talks about his collection of jewels
Choudhary’s array of Mughal-era jewellery and artefacts is intertwined with the history of Jaipur – and helps inspire his own contemporary designs
What will US tariffs mean for the art market?
As Trump 2.0 makes its presence felt, the art market is feeling nervous about new trade barriers – and reluctant to talk about the subject in public
Macron announces ‘new Renaissance’ for Louvre, and new home for Mona Lisa
Plus: Native American painter Jaune Quick-to-See Smith has died at the age of 85 | Dutch police name suspects in theft of Romanian gold
American Photography
This major survey at the Rijksmuseum includes early daguerreotypes, post-war photography, adverts, postcards and more
Hokusai | Monet
Monet was a keen collector of Japanese woodblock prints and held Hokusai in high esteem, as this show in Minneapolis attests
Noah Davis
This exhibition at the Barbican shows that, before his untimely death in 2015, the painter captured a remarkable range of Black lives in America
Turner: In Light and Shade
To mark the 200th anniversary of the artist’s birth, a suite of his landscape studies is paired with selected watercolours at the Whitworth
The courtly ways of Marianne Faithfull
The late, great singer had noble origins – and the way she negotiated the machinations of Warhol’s Factory would put most courtiers to shame
Pompeii’s extraordinary recent discoveries lay a firm foundation for the future
The Great Pompeii project has more than lived up to the name, but it’s now time for a period of conservation and consolidation
The menacing visions of Jusepe de Ribera
Though clearly influenced by Caravaggio, the Spanish painter rendered saints and sinners in a ferocious style all of his own
The uneasy business of being an American artist
Rachel Cohen talks to Apollo about the reissue of ‘A Chance Meeting’, her inventive account of more than a century of artistic endeavour in the United States
The repeat performances of William Morris
The designer’s wallpaper patterns are so familiar that they’re in danger of being taken for granted – but there’s still plenty to discover if we look more closely
Augustus the Strong’s weakness for luxury
Tim Blanning’s masterful biography demonstrates that the despotic ruler of Saxony and Poland was rubbish at war, but had absolutely fabulous taste in art
The other inauguration in Washington, D.C.
After a period of pandalessness and at the end of a momentous week in the nation’s capital, the Smithsonian National Zoo presented two new visitors from China to the public
Sheila Hicks and the art of infinite possibility
A retrospective by the textile artist is wonderfully open to interpretation, with works so inviting you might want to throw yourself at them
Macron to make announcement after leaks about Louvre’s dilapidated state
Plus: Artnet founder to retire after three decades | painter Jo Baer has died at the age of 95 | and insurers refuse pay out to owners of fake Basquiats
Strange and Familiar Places
The Nelson-Atkins Museum presents recent photographic acquisitions that explore community and tradition in the United States
The World in Colors: Slovenian Painting 1848–1918
During Slovenia’s period of national emancipation artists absorbed influences from Western Europe while retaining a distinctive style
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism
From colourful landscapes to quasi-cubist works, Brazilian art in the mid 20th century was full of verve
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