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
Theodoor Rombouts was a great assimilator of styles, but he was more than just another of the Caravaggisti
There’s plenty to see beyond the walls of the MECC, including Flemish Caravaggism in Ghent, Swedish mysticism in Brussels and a once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show in Amsterdam
In the pursuit of greater accessibility, institutions are making themselves oddly unapproachable
The Parisian art fair returns to its spring slot, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
A portrait of pooch at the Ashmolean can more than hold its own among more rarefied breeds
Has Compton Verney uncovered the identity of the mysterious Master of the Countess of Warwick?
Pub landlord Frank Dowling has built a collection of museum-quality masterpieces and curios that testify to his love of London’s maritime history
The Low Countries may not grow oranges and lemons, but the artists of the region certainly had a zest for them
One of South Africa’s oldest wine estates has developed strong ties with the country’s leading artists
It has become increasingly common for museums to invite artists to respond to their collections, but what kind of connections are we being invited to make?
The couple’s apartment in New York contains Chinese antiquities of impeccable provenance, as well as photographs of illustrious forebears
The French-Algerian artist explains her fascination with the activism of the 1960s and why, for her, the personal really is political
The Worshipful Company of Vintners still provides a very convivial welcome
