Rosemary Hill’s nimble survey shows how 19th-century antiquarians paved the way for modern historians
The spectacular cave monastery of Sabereebi in Georgia is full of frescoes as stunning as their rocky setting
Rarely exhibited since their creation, the intense, jewel-like watercolours of the French symbolist make for exhilarating viewing
The Hayward’s survey of contemporary painting proves that the medium is thriving – with the figurative artists perhaps edging that little bit ahead
Museum directors in France and Italy seem to agree that requiring proof of vaccination is preferable to being shut – although not everyone is on board
Masterpieces of equestrian art are about to get some rainbow-coloured companions, thanks to an augmented-reality makeover
The musical impresario has found a role for his collection of beloved Pre-Raphaelites at the newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane
An entrancing exhibition shows how Cosimo I de’ Medici harnessed art to consolidate his family’s grip on power
A set of Misha Black’s famous street signs is going under the hammer – and it’s the closest most of us will get to owning some prime London property
The legendary picture editor Bruce Bernard was famously modest about his own photography, but his portraits of Lucian Freud are peerless
The duo's east London studio is, they say, the world’s cleanest, so that they can be as dirty as they want in their art
For its second online edition, the fair is doubly determined to catch the eye of collectors with museum-quality masterpieces
Artists and writers have always been fascinated by flowers – and we all like receiving them – but some floral arrangements are more sinister than others
After his failure in politics, Henri Cernuschi succeeded in finance – and left an outstanding collection of Asian art to his adoptive city of Paris
Plus: MOCA LA names its first executive director, the Robert E. Lee statue can be removed from Richmond, and more stories
Making coffee might be considered an art form – but don’t forget the artistic possibilities offered by the substance itself
The gods were great sticklers for ceremony and frowned on oenophiles who didn’t observe the rules
The artist plans to turn a dilapidated palace into a lively new cultural venue – and the city needs others to follow his example
Joseph Gandy’s dramatic paintings turned John Soane’s neoclassical designs into full-blown Romantic fantasies
Richard Chopping’s striking designs for Ian Fleming’s novels add greatly to the books’ allure for collectors – but his artistic talent went far beyond Bond
Susan Moore and Niru Ratman wonder if anyone is still enjoying themselves
It was always a mistake to take the painter’s portraits at face value, writes Nancy Princenthal – and we shouldn’t have any illusions about the man either
The painter prefers her studio to be tidy, but it doesn’t stay that way for long – and she’s completely oblivious to the smell of turpentine and oil paint
Now that the jeweller has found a painting in just the right shade of its corporate colours, can other brands be far behind?
