How the Neo-Romantic painter found freedom away from British shores
How the Italian city became a site of stylistic innovation
Disappointing results for a series of sales in London suggest the market may not be as healthy as Frieze made it seem
Once famous as the home of music publishers and recording studios, Denmark Street has adapted to a changing city but never lost its soul
After 17 years of construction, the Gallery of the Royal Collections in Madrid is open at last – and ready to tell a triumphalist tale
Nearly a century and a half after the painter’s trip to the Channel Islands, his paintings of Guernsey can now be compared to the actual views
Wonders that were once prized by Renaissance princes still inspire plenty of awe
Plus: France and German set up a joint fund to research colonial provenance and hoard of coins with links to the Glencoe massacre discovered in Scotland
While the artist led collectors down the garden path at Gagosian’s sell-out booth, more pleasing floral arrangements can be found at Frieze Masters
The Courtauld takes a tour of the famously serene city through artworks from its collection
The film-maker Neville d’Almeida recalls his friendship with Hélio Oiticica and how they broke down the barriers between work and play and between film and art
The Met museum shows how summer spent in a fishing village in France changed the course of French painting
Illuminated medieval manuscripts, relics and paintings tell the history of the cathedral through to its renovation in the 19th century
The Leopold Museum in Vienna examines the life and work of the great German Expressionist who was at the heart of the European avant-garde
The dealer has made his name through antiquities, Old Master sculptures and modern British art – but when it comes to his own collection, it’s the Islamic world that sets his heart alight
Dr Glaire Anderson of Edinburgh University explains how she helped bring Islamic art and architecture to life for the latest version of the video game
Paintings of women by Rubens at Dulwich Picture Gallery and an installation by Julianknxx at the Barbican are among the shows not to miss this year
More than 100 works by the painter Frank Walter are on show at the Garden Museum while the Foundling Museum pairs contemporary works with its historic holdings
Shopping bag installations by the Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury and an illuminated display at the Soane Museum are among the shows not to miss this year
Sculptures and textiles by Yinka Shonibare are paired with works by artists from across the African diaspora at Stephen Friedman’s new Cork Street gallery
The first Frieze Art Fair in 2003 made the capital cool again – but how much does it matter now, 20 years on?
Plus: Carnegie Museum of Natural History will no longer show humans remains and US tourist smashes Roman statues in the Israel Museum
Rakewell is delighted to hear that director Ivan Reitman’s art collection is heading to auction this November, but wonders whether his tastes might have been haunted by his blockbuster hit
