To mark its centenary and the 25th anniversary of the Royal Drawing School, the magazine is funding a scholarship and a prize for talented artists
As ‘one of the most imperious women in 19th-century Britain’, the Marchioness of Londonderry knew that political status required putting on something of a show
The artist’s ‘candlelight’ paintings marry the pursuit of knowledge with wonder and suspense
Pomegranates are popular with Instagrammers, but cultures around the world have long prized the fruit for its symbolism and aesthetic appeal
An ambitious exhibition in the painter’s home city of Florence makes clear that his art had a touch of the divine
Labour has been in power for 18 months now, but the arts sector is still very much in the red
A mammoth retrospective in Paris confirms the German artist as one of the world’s greatest living painters – and one of the most elusive
A biography of the Purist artist Amédée Ozenfant brings welcome attention to an esoteric period of modernism
At the time of their making, Roman glass vessels were less valuable than their contents – but the few surviving examples are highly prized by collectors
The subject of this painting by Marie Laurencin was actually a French film star, but the work will always have a strong family connection
The Francs de Pied movement hopes to see some of the world’s oldest grape stocks join the list of intangible cultural heritage
If galleries and institutions want to grow their visitor numbers, they need to add style to their substance
Susanna Berger’s new book makes a sound argument for the tricksiness of Catholic architecture in 17th-century Rome
Though the architect himself is a controversial figure, his commercial interiors are the epitome of the emerging modern metropolis
Best known for his horrifying tales of the supernatural, the author was inspired by his work as a medievalist and the spookiness of antique objects
Buyers of Glenrothes’ 51-year-aged whisky have to hammer away at its casing before they can start drinking
The artist’s immaculate paintings of cakes, deli counters and pinball machines are in fact odes to imperfection
Violent protests marred the opening of the first exhibition at the new museum in Benin City – and too many people seem to have ignored the warning signs
The transformation of the Musée des Augustins has brought this former convent into the modern age
Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny’s landmark history of the afterlife of classical sculpture has been refreshed to give it even more longevity
‘Comrades in Art’ is a timely and provocative account of the role of art in the age of tyranny
Computers and conceptual art haven’t killed more traditional forms of expertise and appreciation yet
The best way of appreciating Carpaccio’s work is to treat his paintings like Venice itself – to meander through them and bathe in their elusiveness
Ruth Ellis, Diana Dors, Barbara Windsor and Pauline Boty star in Lynda Nead’s fascinating study of the blonde in British culture
