The Très Riches Heures, a rarely seen 15th-century book of hours begun by the three Limbourg brothers, was ever a star among manuscripts
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The Kosovar artist is bringing his new opera to the Hamburger Bahnhof, along with sculptures, installations and video works from across his career
An exhibition at the National Theatre reveals the inventive ways in which stage directors and designers have tackled Greek tragedy over the years
The artist brings the Met’s neoclassical facade to life with four sculptures that reflect on our relationship with the environment
The pioneering collector had an excellent eye for modern art, as this exhibition at the National Gallery makes clear
The first Marie Bracquemond in a UK collection and a group of Chinese prints are among the most enticing works to enter public collections recently
Hopes are high that the second half of 2025 – like the restoration of Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves – will offer a much-needed refresh
In works such as ‘The Communist: A Political Meeting’, the Welsh painter Evan Walters captured the hopes and fears of working-class communities
Eleanor Pinfield, director of Art on the Underground, talks to Apollo about the excitements and challenges of commissioning art for a subterranean audience
At Hatchlands Park in Surrey, Alec Cobbe lives with the likes of Guercino, Allori and Titian – a fitting collection for the Renaissance man he is
Paul Poiret over-extended himself in every way and died a commercial failure but a century later, his designs still have the power to startle
As emerging global powers are using culture to further their political and economic goals, is Britain keeping up?
The sculptures of Conrad Shawcross, several of which are installed in vineyards around the world, have a clear affinity with the craft of wine-making
Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are ever in demand, but the market for their lesser-known contemporaries is growing too
Plus: Amy Sherald condemns Trump administration’s interference at the Smithsonian, and Art Gallery of New South Wales staff protest against cutting of 51 jobs
The news that the artist has reunited with Gagosian after four years in the wilderness prompts Rakewell to ponder art about returning home
The turn of the century brought with it a new wave of haunting approaches to art, literature, philosophy and more
The South African artist’s 70th birthday is marked by an exhibition in Essen that covers the full sweep of his career
People in the Middle Ages travelled for many different reasons – and in many different ways – as these illuminated manuscripts attest
In her large-scale canvases, the artist combines the floridity of rococo painting with a very modern mode of abstraction
The artist and occultist’s rapturous account of her travels around Ireland give a glimpse into her surreal view of the world
Collectors of ceramics marking great battles, royal weddings and even Acts of Parliament are rare but dedicated
The Californian artist made a splash in the 1960s, but withdrew from the commercial art world to devote himself to Zen Buddhism
