The painter’s society portraits come to life in a well-chosen survey at the Frick
Plus: UNESCO World Heritage sites are under threat as the conflict in the Middle East widens; and the Rijksmuseum has a new Rembrandt
The news that the singer bought a portrait of himself at a Christmas market in Belfast last year without being recognised couldn’t be more on brand
This year’s highlights include a striking portrait of Saint Jerome by Orazio Gentilschi and a new painting by Caroline Walker made especially for the fair
From sensitive portraits by Peter Hujar to Old Master paintings depicting beauty and ugliness, there’s so much to see within a day’s trip from the Maastricht fair
Working together for more than 30 years, this quartet of artists’ idea of a studio is an experimental as their art
The longest-running art biennial in the United States takes the temperature of the contemporary scene
Whistlejacket isn’t the only rearing horse Stubbs painted. A rarely seen bay is coming to keep him company at the National Gallery in London this spring
Credited with healing powers and a high moral code, the mythological beast has always been in the upper echelon of imaginary animals, as a show at the Musée de Cluny proves
The frescoes of Fra Angelico made a particularly strong impression on the Abstract Expressionist, argues the Palazzo Strozzi’s new show
To commemorate the death of Franz Marc 110 years ago this week, we look at four artworks that capture the essence of creatures great and small
For artists including Turner, Kandinsky and, of course, Van Gogh, the colour yellow signified everything from rebirth to danger
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
The Romanian sculptor expressed his creativity and identity through food just as much as art
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
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
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
