Marrying into the Medici family made the Spanish noblewoman one of the most important artistic patrons of her day
New York’s January sales boast an impressive line-up, including a gruesome painting by Rubens and a lost portrait by Bronzino
Last week Peter Doig was revealed as the latest artist to design a label for the chateau – a tradition that began in 1945 and remains shrouded in mystery
The Glaswegian artist works in the dark to a soundtrack of Irish rebel music and keeps a Narwhal penis bone next to his rifle and arctic wolf
The director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, talks to Apollo about ‘bossy’ objects, slashed funding and the stories collections tell
The artist who effortlessly crossed genres, but stayed close to south London, was best known for ‘A Humument’, a masterpiece 50 years in the making
Contemporary artists explore the fearful side of modernist architecture at Ikon, but a real sense of menace may be missing
Arcarta reveals how the right tools could create a smoother and safer system for art galleries to sell work and for collectors looking to buy
Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a grumpy woman and an elaborate art nouveau tea set once owned by Karl Lagerfeld are among this month’s highlights
Five leading figures in the digital art world offer their insights into how the NFT market will evolve following the crypto crash
The Cinémathèque française’s unsettling show about film-making and espionage reveals how much the two activities have in common
Few 18th-century painters were more enthusiastic about embracing English literature than the Swiss-born artist
The Polish artist sometimes worked at a monumental scale, but her most impressive works are less about the size than the power of their expression
Unused postcards may seem like a blast from the past, but they can still send a powerful message
An illuminating exhibition in Vienna explores how artists from the Greeks on have revelled in rivalries
Ayo Akingbade’s new short film, set in the first Guinness factory to be built outside of the UK and Ireland, reveals a troubling story of labour and power
The curator Andrew Bonacina explains why Gwen John’s obsessive approach to portraiture became the starting point for a group show at Michael Werner gallery in London
The breaking of a plaque to commemorate Howard Carter in Luxor isn’t a wholly inappropriate way to mark the centenary of his great discovery
As New York takes stock of a whirlwind season, attention turns to marquee sales in Asia
Newly restored, this museum is both an architectural treasure and home to works by Masaccio’s unfairly overlooked younger brother
Denis Wirth-Miller was unfairly dismissed as an imitator of his friend Francis Bacon, but it’s now clear that his detractors were wholly in the wrong
In Obsidian’s new video game, you are a 16th-century Bavarian painter – but progress on your masterpiece is interrupted by parochial violence
The Brazilian artist draws influence from the views of Rio de Janeiro’s suburbs she can see through her studio windows
The Oslo-based artist has never shied away from explicit – or controversial – material, but it’s not just about creating a shocking scene
