By making unexpected connections and comparisons, this revelatory show allows the painter’s real achievements to become clearer than they have ever been
The Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, home to some of Perugino’s most important works, can now display its outstanding collection in suitably grand style
We’ve struggled to classify the painter as one of history's greats for very good reason
Dressing up – at balls, fetes and simply for fun – has long provided Britons of all classes with a creative outlet
As two of the British Library’s most beautiful manuscripts show, the art of illustration hit new and extraordinary heights in 15th-century Herat
Curator Alessandra Griffo of the Uffizi tells Apollo how a remarkable pietra dura table-top would have dazzled visitors to the Medici court
This year's Documenta is possibly the most challenging edition yet – so why is much of the art market failing to attend?
Fresh connections between contemporary art and Old Masters come to the fore in this 400-year-old palace, which has been transformed into a museum and home
The Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze remains rooted in tradition – but it welcomes some modern sensibilities this year, too
In ‘Meet Me by the Fountain’, Alexandra Lange uncovers the surprisingly utopian origins of the modern mall and defends it from its critics
The distinctive saucer-shaped glass may have fallen out of fashion, but the story of its invention remains as racy as ever
The artist's depiction of an 18th-century scientific experiment may reveal an altogether more spiritual concern
Jil Sander is renowned for her minimalist approach to fashion design. And yet the gardens at her country home tells the tale of a more maximalist aesthetic
Artists have long turned to their children as subjects for their art but with each generation, such work is met with new objections
The first gastronomic map of France may have been created to serve the appetites of greedy Parisians, but it also opened up new ways of eating
These once-overlooked pieces are making a comeback – and with few on the market, they’re more collectable than ever
Portugal’s period of ascendancy can be charted through the paintings of the times
The artist’s wry installations include everything from cuddly toys to supersized versions of everyday objects. But her art is much tougher than it looks
A glittering array of objects and manuscripts from around the world shows off the astonishing diversity of the permanent collection
Wolf’s Cove, the model village in Gloucestershire designed by Charles Paget Wade, is proof of the architect’s commitment to creating ideal communities
Twenty-five years after it was first published, ‘The Book of Jewish Food’ remains an invaluable record of the Jewish diaspora and its manifold culinary traditions
The Gilded Age institution renowned for its Eurocentric holdings is re-evaluating its history and winning over a wider audience
A groundbreaking study looks at the slave labour on which France’s maritime ambitions depended
Van Leo’s portraits capture a lost world and are in a class of their own, writes Raphael Cormack
