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Naked positions – Mary Beard’s Shock of the Nude, reviewed
The BBC programme takes a playful look at changing attitudes to nudity in art – from Michelangelo’s David to modern life drawing
Draft executive order could require federal buildings to be classical in style
Art news daily: 5 February
‘If James Wines’ greatest works were still around, they would be Instagram sensations’
Perhaps it’s time to catch up with the sculptor-turned-architect who has always been ahead of the pack
Bulgarian billionaire’s antiquities collection seized by authorities
Art news daily: 4 February
How Charlotte Salomon turned her dark family history into a masterpiece of 20th-century art
‘Leben? oder Theater?’ is a totally unique work of art, produced in extreme circumstances
How the only portrait Beethoven posed for in his lifetime became a much coveted memento
For the past two centuries, Joseph Karl Stieler’s portrait of the composer has been highly sought after by music lovers
Acquisitions of the Month: January 2020
A masterpiece of Pahari painting and a pot adorned with poetry are among this month’s highlights
‘For Goya, the normal, the terrible, and the fantastical existed cheek by jowl’
A gathering of some 300 drawings at the Prado is a comprehensive guide to life in the artist’s cruel and chaotic world
A closer look at the ‘fake’ Gauguin at the Getty
The wooden horned head is now believed to be by an unknown artist. Questions over its attribution to Gauguin were examined in Apollo in 2009, in an article republished in full here
Art Basel tries to reassure exhibitors about Hong Kong fair as WHO declares public health emergency
Art news daily: 31 January
Michelangelo in the Curva Nord
At the recent Rome derby, the Stadio Olimpico was transformed in the Sistine Chapel (sort of)
The altruism of art theft
An attempt to steal the Magna Carta prompts Rakewell to wonder whether there is such a thing as a public-spirited heist
Tullio Crali’s flights into the future
The Estorick Collection presents a rare exhibition of works by the Italian painter with a passion for planes
A new look for the princely collection that now belongs to the Polish state
The Princes Czartoryski Museum in Kraków has reopened after a decade of controversies and delays
Hester Diamond (1928–2020)
The much-loved art collector has died at the age of 91. She discussed her passion for the Old Masters in Apollo in 2011, in an interview republished in full here
The private collection that paved the way for the National Gallery
The Marquess of Stafford’s noble endeavour gave the public a taste of what a national collection might look like
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mahmoud Khaled
The artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about how an upbringing in Egypt has shaped his work exploring gender, queer desire, politics and power
May Morris was a master of many crafts, but it’s her embroideries that steal the show at Dovecot Studios
The designer was born into the Arts and Crafts movement, but her achievements speak for themselves
Cesspit containing medieval artefacts discovered beneath the Courtauld Institute
Art news daily: 27 January
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What did Venice look like to a medieval pilgrim from Tuscany?
A 14th-century sketch by a travelling friar is now thought to be the earliest known drawing of the city