Barnaby Phillips’s new book follows the many twists and turns of the royal treasures Britain took from the Asante kingdom
As the threat of armed global conflict increases, we mustn’t stop trying to protect archaeological and cultural sites
Two unrelated cases in the 1990s show how hard it was to recover stolen artefacts – and even to know that they had gone missing in the first place
From Charlton Heston writhing on a scaffold in the Sistine Chapel to Kirk Douglas’s dead ringer for Van Gogh, films about painters were prestige studio fare
Designed by the architect shortly before his death 300 years ago, a ‘chamber pew’ in St George’s Church in Esher, Surrey, is a thoroughly charming anomaly
Modernists regarded the Scandinavian style as a mere throwback, but it was much more radical than it was given credit for
Old Master drawings form the backbone of the Paris fair, but there are lively works on paper by modern and contemporary artists, too
The Romanian sculptor expressed his creativity and identity through food just as much as art
From migrant journeys to gay rights in Kenya, the painter packs the vitality and violence of the world into his work
Edward Hicks made 62 versions of the same scene of worldly harmony – but they were tinged with personal tragedy too
Since its founding in 1919, Buccellati has drawn on ancient techniques to create its sparkling pieces
The largest amount of wealth ever passed down from one generation to the next is about to change hands. What risks does this pose for the art market?
A new biography of the comic-book artist Vince Colletta reminds us that painting has long relied on a sense of narrative tension
Hettie Judah is captivated by the photographer’s seriously thoughtful approach to adolescence
For the Surrealist, alcohol provided both an escape from reality and a commercial opportunity
Dorich House, the home and studio of the sculptor Dora Gordine, is a reminder of when Britain played host to the avant-garde
A world-class collection gets a revealing but all-too-rare moment in the spotlight
The painter was one of the most successful portraitists in Europe and should be regarded as the father of the English school of painting. So why has his reputation suffered over the years?
Over the centuries, the Princely House of Liechtenstein has amassed one of the world’s largest and most impressive private art collections. Now it’s being deployed to shine a light on the business of art itself
The Roman poet’s great work Metamorphoses has had a hold on artists from the Renaissance to the present
The painter’s society portraits come to life in a well-chosen survey at the Frick
Work by Rubens and his most illustrious successors may be rare, but demand for these paintings has never been stronger
Nostalgia was all the rage at the opening of Tate Modern’s Tracey Emin show this week, with appearances from Bianca Jagger and David Furnish
When he wasn’t writing plays, soldiering or doing hard time for being a suspected spy, John Vanbrugh was busy bringing the baroque to Britain
