The London-based jewellery artist uses antique forms to challenge received notions of preciousness
A new initiative combines adventurous winemaking with an unusual form of art philanthropy
Pastries topped with taxidermy and lavish decoration were the inspiration for elaborate tureen dishes, masterpieces of the goldsmith’s craft
The adjective 'Rubenesque' was coined in the 19th century, but there’s rather more to the female figures in his paintings than acres of flesh
Art Basel’s newest offshoot returns to the French capital with a public programme that is free and open to everyone
The sighting of the first beaver kit born in the London area in more than 400 years is a bright spot in the landscape – and a lesson to policymakers everywhere
Objects belonging to the French branch of the family are being sold by Christie’s this month – and they’re likely to wow US collectors
Plus: Buddha sculpture stolen from Bakarat Gallery, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco sues its architect, and the rest of the week's top stories
Emerging in France in the 1720s, this new style gave artists free rein to be as over the top as they liked
The Royal Collection has found a work from the artist’s London years reveals as much about its patron as about the painter
The Bahraini artist only spends about two hours a day in his airy studio – but that focused time is all he needs
Ahead of a retrospective at Tate Britain, the artist tells Apollo that swapping the city for rural Suffolk has led her to more primordial themes
While #romanempire has more than a billion view on TikTok, some of us only have eyes for the TV adaptation of ’I Claudius’ – and regrets about the Roman Republic
Plus: curator in Florida fired over provenance concerns, Guy Wildenstein on trial again in Paris, and the rest of the week's top stories
The artist’s compilation of entrances and exits in the movies takes viewers deep into a labyrinth – and leaves us to find our own way out
The Musée de Cluny explores the many uses of the translucent rock throughout history: from the decorative to the spiritual and scientific
The Louvre-Lens in Pas de Calais traces the spellbinding history of mythical creatures in art
The Italian painter’s woven designs had a profound influence on Flemish tapestry art
For painters from Jan van Eyck to Philip Guston, the act of signing a finished work is much more than a simple assertion of authorship
The market for paintings by the likes of John Craxton and John Minton – and Paul Nash in pastoral mode – is having an idyllic time
