Artists who had studios and homes specially built for them often wanted to create spaces that would boost their careers
Painters from Constable to the present day have been inspired by urban waterways as a place for both lovers and labourers
Art news daily: 20 March
The director of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., on the challenges of steering the institution and looking after its staff during the Covid-19 crisis
The art fair’s online viewings will suit some collectors down to the ground – but it’s harder to make genuine discoveries
Art news daily: 19 March
We'll need to find ways to be together while alone during the coming weeks and months
It may be on Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites, but the houses of the famous district have suffered years of neglect
After two decades of delays, the museum finally opened its doors at the end of February. Now, like so many others, it has had to shut again
How Van Eyck achieved his effects is still very hard to explain, but there's no denying their power
The artist's ‘The Death of Chatterton’ was one of the most popular paintings of the 19th century, but what else did he do?
Art news daily: 18 March
Commissioned 300 years ago, James Gibbs’ design for the London church was soon replicated around the world
Art news daily: 17 March
In a career that lasted barely a decade, the American artist forged a distinctive – and highly personal – voice
Art news daily: 16 March
The contemporary art satellite of the Albertina was set to open last week. Visitors will find solace there, says its director, when the lockdown is over
Art news daily: 13 March
Art news daily: 12 March
In depicting the final journey of a fêted battleship, Turner tweaked the facts to inflate the pathos of the scene
Art news daily: 11 March
With the whole of Italy in lockdown, the streets of Rome are empty – and the city without visitors has a strange and confusing atmosphere
One of Landseer’s earliest masterpieces and a 16th-century drug jar are among this month’s highlights
Art news daily: 10 March
