Kirsty Sinclair Dootson shows that a history of colour processes is also a history of shifts in society
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
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
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
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
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
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
The end of summer might provoke sadness for some but the changing colours of the landscape have captivated artists for centuries
Effective rehabilitation requires offenders to imagine themselves differently – and finding a creative outlet can certainly help with that
The painter works on several pieces at a time with the occasional break to use her skipping rope
The second edition of the event aims to reach the widest possible audience with a programme of free events
In the Neue Nationalgalerie’s celebration of the sculptor’s 75th birthday, modernity is never what it used to be
The country’s national pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2023 explores how architecture has shaped social structures and communities
Achim Gnann of the Albertina Museum gets to grips with sketches that show the artist embracing a dynamic new style
The Regent’s Park attraction offers plenty of opportunities for people-watching when the animals decide to make themselves scarce
The parc des Buttes-Chaumont was meant to be a ’Tuileries of the people’, but the crowning glory of Haussman’s Paris has fallen on hard times
Modern artists have managed to make surprisingly strong statements on blank or partially erased pages
It was the pioneering photogapher’s dedication to botany that made her determined to record her samples in such memorable fashion
Fauvism may have been a short-lived movement, but the explosively colourful compositions of Matisse, Derain and co. remain undimmed
On the 188th anniversary of the HMS Beagle landing on the Galápagos Islands, we take a look at four artworks and objects that tell the story of evolution
Judging by reactions to Saied Dai’s well-received painting of the former prime minister, a good portrait can still work wonders
Plus: Polish museum director dismissed by local government, Manchester Museum returns 174 items to Indigenous Australians, and the rest of the week's art news
