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A short visual history of heirs and spares
A cursory look at some princely portraits might have encouraged Harry to head for the Californian hills even earlier
Brazilian collector sues Detroit Institute of Art over allegedly stolen Van Gogh
Plus: the artist Michael Snow, the architect Renée Gailhoustet and the art historian Hans Belting have died this week
Theodoor Rombouts: Virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism
The Antwerp-born painter had a gift for marrying northern and southern traditions
Spain and the Hispanic World
Works from the Hispanic Society in New York get their first outing in the United Kingdom
Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art considers how the invention of new chalks and pastels encouraged artists to experiment
Illustrating the World: Woodcuts in the Age of Dürer
A rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts from Dürer’s ‘Great Passion’ in the UK
‘Drawn from life: biography in British art history’ – a talk at London Art Fair
A panel discussion with Peter Parker (writer) and Florence Evans (art historian, curator and dealer). Chaired by Samuel Reilly
In the studio with… Anthony Daley
The Jamaican-British artist has a penchant for picking up other people’s rubbish and falls in love with the collectors who come to see his work
British Museum confirms Parthenon marbles talks with Greece
Plus: John Akomfrah and Grayson Perry knighted, Louvre to limit visitor numbers, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Every Ocean Hughes: Alive Side
The multimedia artist brings comedy to grave matters in a four-part presentation at the Whitney in New York
Simone Forti
This exhibition in Los Angeles considers how Forti challenged the boundaries between visual art and dance
Benjamin Williams Leader: A Homecoming
The Victorian painter’s idyllic landscapes return to the county that inspired them
The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman cult
The mysterious Roman religion is the focus of this exhibition at the Archäologisches Museum in Frankfurt
Slow horses and flying starts – the glittering career of Gary Oldman
There’s no denying the actor’s talents, but Rakewell can’t help wishing he would finally direct that film about Eadweard Muybridge, ‘the father of motion pictures’
Acquisitions of the Month: December 2022
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
The museum openings not to miss in 2023
The new-look National Portrait Gallery in London and the International African American Museum in Charleston are among the highlights of the year ahead
The film-makers who deserve a fair hearing
While Peter Strickland’s most recent feature sends up sound artists, Georgina Starr’s short makes for a more challenging listen
The royal christening gift that did sterling service
George II gave his god-daughter a decorative silver bowl that was later put to surprisingly practical use
The mixed messages of Meret Oppenheim
The artist’s mastery of unusual materials gave her a real edge over her peers
How to cut a statue down to size
Robert Bevan’s call to require a lot less from our public monuments has much to recommend it
The landscape that shaped Gainsborough’s view of the world
The painter’s house in Suffolk now tells a compelling story about his formative influence
Making wine in Venice is a very exclusive affair
The wines of the Veneto need no introduction, but it’s worth getting to know the ones produced inside the city itself
The vanished collection of Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari’s famous collection of Renaissance drawings was dispersed after his death, and scholars have been trying track down its contents for centuries
The algorithms that are giving art curators a run for their money
A show at J/M Gallery compares art curating with the shadowy ways in which AI now shapes our online experience