A new biography of the comic-book artist Vince Colletta reminds us that painting has long relied on a sense of narrative tension
Hettie Judah is captivated by the photographer’s seriously thoughtful approach to adolescence
For the Surrealist, alcohol provided both an escape from reality and a commercial opportunity
Over the centuries, the Princely House of Liechtenstein has amassed one of the world’s largest and most impressive private art collections. Now it’s being deployed to shine a light on the business of art itself
The Roman poet’s great work Metamorphoses has had a hold on artists from the Renaissance to the present
Work by Rubens and his most illustrious successors may be rare, but demand for these paintings has never been stronger
Nostalgia was all the rage at the opening of Tate Modern’s Tracey Emin show this week, with appearances from Bianca Jagger and David Furnish
When he wasn’t writing plays, soldiering or doing hard time for being a suspected spy, John Vanbrugh was busy bringing the baroque to Britain
The National Portrait Gallery retrospective includes photos of high-schoolers, sports players, political rallies – and some striking self-portraits
Some 140 masterpieces of painting, drawing, sculpture and decorative art from the last two millennia go on display at the Art Institute of Chicago
Between the advent of the term ‘homosexual’ and the outbreak of the Second World War, artists found creative ways to express queer sensibilities
The self-taught painter had a trememdous sense of self-belief, despite being ridiculed in his lifetime. A landmark exhibition confirms him as a singularly modern artist
To mark 185 years since the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, we look at four artworks that capture the French capital in all its variety
Forty years after publication, Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s classic picture book delivers as much joy and humour as ever
The announcement that the president of the Palace Versailles will run the world’s most-visited museum comes a day after Des Cars resignation was accepted
Joseph Koerner’s account of art made in extremis turns Bosch, Beckmann and Kentridge into unexpected associates across the ages
The painter’s depiction of the murder of Jean-Paul Marat made him the very model of a Revolutionary martyr
Dorothy Stratten is remembered less for her acting than for the terrible circumstances of her death. Cristine Brache’s paintings put her back in the spotlight for all the right reasons
Thirty finalists from 19 countries were selected from more than 5,000 submissions – and the winner will be announced on 12 May
Bernini’s Roman elephant has lost a delicate part of its anatomy, while an implacable enemy of ancient Rome may have been found by Spanish researchers
Court painters couldn’t bestow eternal life on their royal patrons, but they certainly knew how to make art that lasted
Plus: the South African pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale will be empty, and the Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer has died at 88
Tate Modern’s major retrospective takes in the artist’s early work, her return to painting and everything in-between
An intimate survey of the photographer’s work, co-curated by one of his close friends, goes on display at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn
