Securing the services of Willem Van de Velde and his son was a coup for Charles II – and it put wind in the sails of England’s own maritime art tradition
When we think of the biblical folly, it’s Pieter Breugel the Elder’s painting that first comes to mind – but artists and writers are still reimagining it today
The painter’s works invite us to marvel at the mysteries of perception – and we will never see so many of them in the same place again
A book of original sources about the painter is a tribute to both a great artist and a great art historian
At the MAH in Geneva, the artist Ugo Rondinone has rehung Le Sommeil to bring its livelier side to the fore, explains curator Samuel Gross
The sculptor was regarded as too sensual by classicists and too cold by Romantics, but a more superficial look at his work suggests what he was really up to
The attempts of the master journalist to focus on her own past are as intriguing and oblique as the rest of her work
At the intimate, dealer-led event known as Art en Vieille-Ville, everything from Old Masters to surreal photographs is on offer
Public and curatorial interest in the avant-garde movement shows no signs of abating but the market is less stable
The naturalist sketched his discoveries with unmatched dedication, but was unlucky to lose so many of the original specimens at sea
The artist who builds and photographs meticulous maquettes explains how the pleasure of tricking people plays second fiddle to his interest in reality
The growing tendency to fold 20th-century makers into the history of modern art often ignores what was truly innovative about their work
Hettie Judah revisits the past as it is presented by artists delving into the archives and reusing old footage
While the artist’s life can pose difficulties, the Musée Picasso in Paris is finding ways to open up his work for a new generation
These vivid, tin-glazed ceramics were considered fit for the pope to eat off – and can fetch princely prices today
Aside from the usual refreshments, the city’s taverns offered a highly engineered form of popular entertainment
Highlights at this year’s edition include the marble head of a young Roman man and a bejewelled reliquary that was once owned by Charles II’s queen
A new drive to ensure that ancient objects were obtained legally is transforming the market
Long after David Sassoon’s descendants had entered the highest echelons of English society, their collecting reflected the family’s ties to the Middle East, India and China
The Palais de Danse in St Ives allowed the sculptor’s work to grow in ambition
The artists of Ukrainian modernism have often been miscategorised as Russian, but an exhibition of avant-garde art seeks to redress the balance
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
Archer Milton Huntington’s collection forms the backbone of the Hispanic Society in New York, but is his vision a hopelessly romantic view from the past?
Stephan Kemperdick of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie talks Apollo through Hugo van der Goes’s stylish depiction of the saint
