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
The well-known painter and his nephew made quite a team in Venice, but after they parted ways the student became a master in his own right
Tate Britain peels back the many layers of the artist’s expansive oeuvre
Quite apart from high-profile collaborations with Cocteau and Dalí, the Italian-born designer had an artistry all of her own
The Menil Collection in Houston presents some 30 works on paper by the American artist, ranging from the 1950s to the ’80s
The artist has lived in Italy and Salzburg, studying under Oskar Kokoschka, but it’s in her peaceful studio in the Australian bush that she feels most at home
A Norman Rockwell baseball scene and a rare pendant linked to Henry VIII are among the most important works to enter public collections recently
Demand for the gemstone has slowed in recent years – making now an ideal time to buy these miracles of craftsmanship
Dorich House, the home and studio of the sculptor Dora Gordine, is a reminder of when Britain played host to the avant-garde
This week we look at four artworks from around the world that explore the act of theft – or have been spirited away themselves
Three Donatello fragments, a portrait by Rembrandt’s star pupil and a sculpture of a well-travelled elephant were among this year’s highlights
Jon Pountney’s photographs of the South Wales Valleys are no lament for a lost industrial past, but a vivid record of an area that keeps adapting to and even defying a changing reality
The Bank of England’s announcement that nature will be the theme of the next set of bank notes has led to some wild-eyed responses
Plus: EU threatens to withdraw Venice Biennale funding if Russia participates, and Italy pays €30m for a Caravaggio
