An exhibition at the British Museum shows that the artist deliberately shaped his legacy by the drawings he chose to leave behind
Now 88, the Glaswegian artist is finally being fêted for her unpredictable visions of domesticity
Nancy E. Edwards of the Kimbell Art Museum explains how a magnificent tapestry by Bernard van Orley re-enacts the Battle of Pavia
Hollywood films are full of characters who design buildings for a living, but how well do they reflect the realities of the profession?
The self-taught artist died tragically young at the age of 35, but there’s no denying the talent he demonstrated in his all-too-brief career
To mark 180 years since Charles Goodyear got his patent for vulcanised rubber approved, we look at four artworks that capture the appeal of automotives through the years
Drawings and watercolours of India belonging to a Scottish railway engineer take on new meaning if we look for what they don’t show
Identifying the inspirations for the Romanian sculptor’s enigmatic works remains quite the puzzle
The leading exponent of German Romanticism was keenly concerned with the destructive effects of humans on a rapidly industrialising world
The fashion megabrand has used Drummond Castle in Scotland as the backdrop for a new campaign – but was it fully clued up about the site’s colourful history?
Keeping the national museums free to enter comes with significant hidden costs, but admission fees are not the answer
With cancelled sales and market uncertainty, Christie’s and Sotheby’s have been taking hammer blows in recent months – but it’s not just a London problem
As climate change continues to affect the world and the way we see it, here are four paintings of weather events, which serve as dramatic reminders of the power of nature and of human vulnerability
Matthew Smith’s striking use of colour, learnt from the Post-Impressionists, left a mark on the British artists who succeeded him
Using nothing but a magnifying glass and the sun’s rays, the artist created sculptures that defy easy categorisation
A 1930s structure has been repurposed to house the collection of Nicolai Tangen. It’s certainly impressive, but how coherent is the work on show?
Christopher Wood’s account of a turning point in early Renaissance art is typically demanding and always stimulating
Comparing the spreads on offer in scenes by Manet and Monet suggests that eating outdoors offered the artists a very particular kind of freedom
The Museum of Old and New Art is offering a rare chance to listen to the only copy of Once Upon A Time in Shaolin in existence, but what will happen to the album next?
William Burrell came to own 23 paintings by the artist, but an exhibition in Glasgow shows that his contemporaries were just as appreciative
To mark the anniversary of the death of Tintoretto, we look at four magnificent artworks from the influential Venetian School of painting
The artist spent much of the 1980s making works inspired by his international trips – and showing off the results in the countries themselves
The porcelain marvels produced in the 18th century combine opulence with naturalism to heart-stopping effect
By exhibiting Two Figures in the Grass the artist succeeded in attracting the controversy he was almost certainly courting
