The Shiraz grape is native to France, but it has longstanding links with Persian courtly life and culture
Established in 1852 by three brothers, the Alinari firm produced many of the oldest photographs of Italy and have left behind a vast archive in Florence
The painter’s townscape of the Dominican church in Vienna shows why he more than lived up to the reputation of his uncle Canaletto
The idea of the beautiful and the damned ugly is a longstanding one, but a problematic one – in art as well as life
The twists and turns of the artist’s career make for a thrilling display at Tate Modern
The French architect is famous for adding a spire to Notre-Dame, but he hit other heights too – and his misses are just as revealing
Michael Hall’s new book explores the role played by queer culture in preserving country houses for the nation
The C Comics drawn by the artist with words by New York School writers are a call to unconformity
There is no shortage of material, but quality is another thing – which makes the best work command high prices and means that collectors have to get creative
With reports that the great footballer-turned-manager is set to take over the French national team after the World Cup, Rakewell considers him as a work of art
From migrant journeys to gay rights in Kenya, the painter packs the vitality and violence of the world into his work
This mid-career retrospective at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice is an excellent introduction to the painter’s slippery compositions and vivid brushwork
This show in Edinburgh sets the painter’s portraits and landscapes alongside work by her predecessors and peers
For centuries Raphael’s renown eclipsed that of even Leonardo and Michelangelo – and this show at the Met offers clues as to why
A show at Dia Beacon explores the artist’s transition to the minimalist grid paintings for which she is best known
Mackenzie Crook’s BBC sitcom perfectly conveys the contradictions of a realm where nothing much is allowed in public and anything can happen in private
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s classic can sometimes be a byword for whimsy, but its use of CGI was far ahead of its time
For women artists in Flanders and Holland in the long 17th century, work could be surprisingly well rewarded, as a new exhibition in Ghent reveals
The Royal Academy’s retrospective presents a painter who takes delight in simple pleasures and is always determined to be herself
Old Master drawings form the backbone of the Paris fair, but there are lively works on paper by modern and contemporary artists, too
After soaking up influences in Norway and France, the Estonian painter brought his own form of modernism back home
Plus: Congress passes a bill to make it easier for heirs to recover Nazi-looted art; and a painting by El Greco has been discovered in the Vatican
The portrait on the cover of Allen’s latest album is now on display at the National Portrait Gallery – which puts the singer in very rarefied company indeed
Be it heists, attacks on artworks by protestors or the everyday risks posed by visitors, there are any number of reasons why museums should be thinking about how best to insure ar
