Little known for centuries after his death in 1652, except as a French follower of Caravaggio, the painter is now rightly recognised as a singular talent
The Egyptian artist’s ingenious operas, which he writes, scores, designs and directs, play around with our ideas about history
Eero Saarinen's US embassy building in Mayfair has long been undervalued, but its conversion into a luxury hotel may help revive its reputation
While exiled in the city, Marie Antoinette’s favourite artist struck up a close friendship with her own idol, Angelica Kauffman
This magnificent gilded cup fuses organic form with astonishing craftsmanship, explains Caterina Badan of the Schroder Collection
The Très Riches Heures, a rarely seen 15th-century book of hours begun by the three Limbourg brothers, was ever a star among manuscripts
Hopes are high that the second half of 2025 – like the restoration of Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves – will offer a much-needed refresh
In works such as ‘The Communist: A Political Meeting’, the Welsh painter Evan Walters captured the hopes and fears of working-class communities
At Hatchlands Park in Surrey, Alec Cobbe lives with the likes of Guercino, Allori and Titian – a fitting collection for the Renaissance man he is
Paul Poiret over-extended himself in every way and died a commercial failure but a century later, his designs still have the power to startle
As emerging global powers are using culture to further their political and economic goals, is Britain keeping up?
The sculptures of Conrad Shawcross, several of which are installed in vineyards around the world, have a clear affinity with the craft of wine-making
Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are ever in demand, but the market for their lesser-known contemporaries is growing too
Collectors of ceramics marking great battles, royal weddings and even Acts of Parliament are rare but dedicated
The French artist believed in his paintings being stylistically uniform and infinitely replicable – an idea that, a century on, has not done him any favours
The elaborately decorated art that emerged from Central and South America during the Spanish colonial period is gaining traction in the market
The Irish castle owned by the Dukes of Devonshire has had its fair share of vicissitudes, from sieges to extensive redecorations
The vast Cinecittà film studio complex had such an influence on cinema it came to be known as ‘Hollywood on the Tiber’
The Old Master drawings collector has described herself as ‘an undisciplined cockapoo’ when it comes to buying – but each piece must be of the highest calibre
Though museums use them to provide more information, QR codes can conceal as much as they reveal
From copious writings to portraits, decorative arts and more, the monarch left behind a rich cultural legacy
The grain originated in pre-Columbian Mexico but became so highly prized in Italy that it made its way into paintings, plays and more
The artist mixed making abstract sculpture with populist public commissions. As her reputation soars, her generosity of spirit is as apparent as her inventiveness
Les Plaisirs du bal is a masterpiece set apart by its meticulous, poetic handling of light and shade
