The Museum of Fine Arts Houston makes more room for its vast collection of objects, textiles and paintings
The Musée d’Orsay in Paris shows off its impressive holdings of masterworks by the likes of Millet, Degas and Mary Cassatt
The Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin turns its attention to the women who shaped the art of the Italian Renaissance
A new record was set for the Russian painter this week while Van Gogh’s portrait of a farmworker fetched twice its estimate
Our pick of the most powerful works by women artists who have used their practices to champion greater equality
Bold brushstrokes and strong colours add up to a powerful sense of unease in the artist’s cryptically titled portraits of modern Ireland
Victor Brauner was a leading light of the Surrealist movement but, until now, he has been little known in his native country
David Bowie’s archive and the first clutch of NFTs to be acquired by a French museum are among this month’s highlights
The growing tendency to fold 20th-century makers into the history of modern art often ignores what was truly innovative about their work
Hettie Judah revisits the past as it is presented by artists delving into the archives and reusing old footage
While the artist’s life can pose difficulties, the Musée Picasso in Paris is finding ways to open up his work for a new generation
These vivid, tin-glazed ceramics were considered fit for the pope to eat off – and can fetch princely prices today
Aside from the usual refreshments, the city’s taverns offered a highly engineered form of popular entertainment
Highlights at this year’s edition include the marble head of a young Roman man and a bejewelled reliquary that was once owned by Charles II’s queen
A new drive to ensure that ancient objects were obtained legally is transforming the market
Long after David Sassoon’s descendants had entered the highest echelons of English society, their collecting reflected the family’s ties to the Middle East, India and China
The Palais de Danse in St Ives allowed the sculptor’s work to grow in ambition
The artists of Ukrainian modernism have often been miscategorised as Russian, but an exhibition of avant-garde art seeks to redress the balance
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
Archer Milton Huntington’s collection forms the backbone of the Hispanic Society in New York, but is his vision a hopelessly romantic view from the past?
Stephan Kemperdick of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie talks Apollo through Hugo van der Goes’s stylish depiction of the saint
Theodoor Rombouts was a great assimilator of styles, but he was more than just another of the Caravaggisti
Plus: a Spanish collector has been sentenced to prison for forging artworks and the Tate Modern has announced the next artist for the Turbine Hall commission
Following Thérèse Coffey’s suggestion that we should all eat more turnips, Rakewell takes a look at the best depictions of the vegetable throughout art history
