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Variety and virtuosity – the objets d’art of Luigi Valadier
The 18th-century Roman polymath was commissioned to create luxury goods by popes, royalty and tourists alike
Michael Jackson’s moony marginalia
A copy of a self-help book once owned by Michael Jackson is up for auction – personalised by the King of Pop himself
A Boris blunder for the Museum of London
Plus: Picasso at Annabel’s and Donald Trump rides across a golden burger
The shock value of Sarah Lucas still hasn’t worn off
Lucas made her name as one of the more provocative YBAs. Two decades later, her work continues to surprise
Mary Swanzy – a modern Irish master?
The work of this accomplished painter has long been hiding in plain sight
Remembering Ara Güler, the eye of Istanbul
The much-loved Armenian-Turkish photographer spent decades recording a disappearing city
How Liotard’s Chocolate Girl charmed the city of Dresden
The Venetian pastellist Rosalba Carriera once described the work as ‘the most beautiful pastel ever seen’
Understanding the enigma of Edward Burne-Jones
The Victorian artist’s otherworldly visions have long been misunderstood
A cat and mouse game at a museum in Japan
A feline farce at the Onomichi City Museum of Art has got social media purring
How Mario Bellini is breathing new life into Venetian glass
In his experimental collaborations with the historic Venini factory, the artist reveals the true versatility of glass
I’ve got a brush… Frank Sinatra’s paintings go under the hammer
Sotheby’s is selling a clutch of canvases by Old Blue Eyes – as well as a number of curious Sinatra souvenirs
The 11th-century Chinese scroll set to break auction records
A vast price is expected for this rare work by the Song-dynasty polymath Su Shi – billed as China’s Leonardo
Around the globe at the Carnegie International
The 57th edition of the exhibition in Pittsburgh is a truly international affair
Gerhard Munthe – a madcap medievalist in 19th-century Norway
The artist and designer sought to craft a distinct national style, but he also had much in common with the British
Department for International Development clarifies UK’s UNESCO position
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