The Flemish castle bought by Rubens in 1635 was intended as a country retreat, and it inspired the artist’s greatest landscapes
Working in the new medium of pastels, Maurice-Quentin de La Tour portrayed the elites of his day in a style to suit the hedonism of the age
These artistic experiments by early embracers of new technologies already look charmingly retro
Earthenware from the Central Asian empire is much sought-after, though quality pieces can be found at relatively low prices too
Only a few of his buildings survive, but George Dance the Younger’s visionary designs for London should be better known
Picasso was the possessor of a hearty appetite and depictions of alcohol and excess are also central to his work
Recent rehangs at the Met and the Brooklyn Museum suggest that part of the answer lies in respecting the viewer’s own capacity for interpretation
Whether Orphism can be called a coherent movement is one thing, but its practitioners produced some excellent art
The home the writer designed for herself in the hills of Massachusetts is a window on to the shifting tastes of Gilded Age America
The art world tends to favour self-promoting extroverts, but it is often the eccentrics and wallflowers who make the most interesting work
The British Library’s exhibition of women in the Middle Ages who were creative and intellectual pioneers is a red-carpet affair
Art can never bring anything back to life, but it can help what has been lost live on in the imagination
The Disney star was a marvel of 20th-century industrial production and the Second World War was his finest hour, writes Todd McEwen
Helen Gordon charts the fall and cultural rise of the Ensisheim meteorite of 1492
A textural triumph and a sensual delight, this distinctly '80s ice cream is as pleasing to look at as it is to consume
Two restored masterpieces – one vast in scale, the other intimate – are being shown together for the first time to give us fresh insights into ‘the first light of Renaissance painting’
Ancient vessels are still highly prized around the world, but Chinese buyers are the most committed collectors today
Choudhary’s array of Mughal-era jewellery and artefacts is intertwined with the history of Jaipur – and helps inspire his own contemporary designs
As Trump 2.0 makes its presence felt, the art market is feeling nervous about new trade barriers – and reluctant to talk about the subject in public
Though clearly influenced by Caravaggio, the Spanish painter rendered saints and sinners in a ferocious style all of his own
Tim Blanning’s masterful biography demonstrates that the despotic ruler of Saxony and Poland was rubbish at war, but had absolutely fabulous taste in art
Figurative art is on the up and up but that doesn’t mean that every painting of a person is a literal depiction
A retrospective by the textile artist is wonderfully open to interpretation, with works so inviting you might want to throw yourself at them
Artefacts looted by British soldiers from the Asante kingdom in the 19th century can now be seen in Ghana, but are loans from UK museums nearly enough?
