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How Robert Adam brought Diocletian’s palace to the Thames
This magazine’s first home, the Adelphi was both a neoclassical triumph and a financial disaster for ‘Bob the Roman’
The Louvre puts on its first fashion show
High fashion meets fine art for the first time in an exhibition at the Paris museum. With so much to see, it‘s hard to know where to look
Wining and dining with Duccio
The Old Master was hardly alone among his contemporaries in being partial to a glass – or a bottle – of red
‘The ghost of a figure shimmers into view’
Robert Macfarlane is fascinated by a watery bronze by British sculptor Laurence Edwards
When Chinese goods first went global
The Met takes the well-trodden story of chinoiserie over the centuries and gives it a welcome feminist twist
When art deco went to the movies
The distinctive London cinemas designed by George Coles in the 1930s were like Hawksmoor churches for the celluloid age
The curious career of Jan van Kessel
In his teeming depiction of animals about to enter the ark, Jan van Kessel put an inventive spin on an original by his grandfather, Jan Brueghel the Elder
American modernism is still serving up surprises
Long overshadowed by art from the post-war period, the work of the preceding generation is attracting interest again
The awesome landscapes of José María Velasco
The 19th-century painter’s views of the Valley of Mexico are at once scientific documents and odes to a landscape in flux
‘Real life’s actually more interesting than fiction’: an interview with Caroline Walker
As her largest museum show to date opens, the Scottish artist talks to Samuel Reilly about her tender paintings of women at work
How the Acropolis became modern
Dimitris Pikionis’s work around the ancient monument is one of the most enduring contributions to 20th-century architecture – and one of the most self-effacing
Are single-owner sales losing their lustre?
The collections of high-profile individuals have long fetched high prices at auction, but their appeal can’t be taken for granted
Storm King Art Center goes for growth
The vast sculpture park in upstate New York is reopening after an ambitious expansion that is planting the seeds of its future success
The National Gallery’s great reveal
The plan to redesign the Sainsbury Wing for the museum’s bicentenary soon morphed into a comprehensive rehang. How well does it succeed?
The Sussex cottage where Virginia Woolf had a room of her own
At Monk’s House, a 17th-century weatherboard house that the Woolfs bought in 1919, the author found the freedom to write some of her greatest works
The softer side of Anselm Kiefer
Two exhibitions for the German painter’s 80th birthday show his great range, from maximalist masterpieces to surprisingly intimate works
All roads lead to Frieze New York
Performance art, contemporary painting and delicately embroidered textiles are among the many pleasures to be found at this year’s fair
Salzburg, a city alive with the Sound of Music
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
A modern classic about ancient sculpture
Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny’s landmark history of the afterlife of classical sculpture has been refreshed to give it even more longevity
How the Nordic food revolution reshaped our tastes
In setting out to celebrate local produce, New Nordic Cuisine has influenced eating around the world
TEFAF lights up New York
Tiffany lampshades and baboon-shaped benches, bas-reliefs by Anne Imhof and Ivorian masks can all be found at the Park Avenue Armory this month
Do we take craft for granted?
Japan’s support of its artisans shows how highly it views its cultural heritage, but the same isn’t always true of the rest of the world
The many faces of Medardo Rosso
The sculptor’s impressionistic works – and the photographs he took of them – always highlight the humanity of his subjects
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The artist modelled for Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and others, but her own sitters were afforded much more agency