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Saint Francis of Assisi
The National Gallery considers how Franciscan teachings have inspired artists from the Renaissance to the present
In the studio with… Keith Coventry
The artist starts the day by watering the plants on his balcony from where he can watch people eating at a neighbouring restaurant
Sterling work – European silver at the Louvre, reviewed
A catalogue of the museum’s unrivalled collection of silver and gold is a thing of beauty
The French archaeologist who was a force to be reckoned with
From the May 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Nestled in the wealthy 16th arrondissement of Paris, a…
Reality check – ‘Tartan’ at the V&A Dundee, reviewed
A show about the many variations and chequered history of the fabric even lets visitors see what’s worn under the kilt
The creative curating of Walter Hopps
The Menil Collection in Houston looks at the groundbreaking work of a curator who brought a new generation of American artists into museums
What Handel liked to hang on his walls
Three hundred years after the composer moved into his London townhouse, what does the art collection he amassed there tell us about his music?
Self awareness – Alice Neel at the Barbican, reviewed
The painter who never stopped seeing her subjects as individuals described her works as ‘pictures of people’ rather than ‘portraits’
The saving of St Mary-le-Strand
Pedestrianisation means that one of London’s finest churches is now the centre of attention again
What to see at TEFAF New York
The fair returns to Manhattan with a strong focus on designers, women artists, new discoveries and forgotten stories
The magpie eye of Giovanni Bellini
The Musée Jacquemart-André shows that the painter was always open to new influences
The unnerving appeal of wax figures
From votive offerings to anatomical models, wax is the perfect material for blurring the boundaries between art and life
The modern potter who was devoted to Delft
When Simon Pettet moved into Dennis Severs’ House in Spitalfields he began to channel the 18th century in the 1980s
‘Sydney Modern must be given time to evolve’
The Art Gallery of New South Wales’s extension is too populist and commercially minded for some – but it is full of possibilities
Do photography collections in the UK need more focus?
Diane Smyth considers the state of private and public photography collections in the UK
The family vineyard where art grows between the vines
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s sculpture garden in Piedmont is also home to the family rosé
How New York took over the art world
After decades of globalisation, the centre of gravity is shifting back to the Big Apple
Pop go the prices for Roy Lichtenstein’s works on paper
Drawings, prints and collages were important to the artist’s process – and the market now values them accordingly
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith remakes America
The artist who has long campaigned for the recognition of Native American artists is changing how we look at the art of the United States
Unhappy medium – the pensive watercolours of Richard Foster Yarde
The American artist’s melancholy approach is part of a much punchier tradition says Elisa Germán, co-curator of a show at Harvard Art Museums
Around the galleries – Frieze New York thinks globally and locally
After scaling down during the pandemic, the fair is welcoming new international exhibitors while maintaining links closer to home
Beneath the surface of Photorealism
The genre has often been dismissed as a kind of copying – but at their best, these paintings make us look again at the act of looking
Andy Warhol’s textiles are finally back in fashion
Painstaking sleuthing has tracked down the artist’s colourful commercial designs for garment manufacturers
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