The brilliant Renaissance artist who ‘lived in filth and ate only eggs’
Piero di Cosimo’s bizarre paintings inspired the Surrealists – and are celebrated in Sarah Blake McHam’s myth-busting new study
Piero di Cosimo’s bizarre paintings inspired the Surrealists – and are celebrated in Sarah Blake McHam’s myth-busting new study
Great Estates: Stowe House in Buckinghamshire is famous for its boarding school, but the 400-room mansion's history goes far deeper
Applications have opened to lead the beleaguered institution. But whoever gets the job faces a herculean task
Plans for a major new venue have been scrapped – and it's all down to nimbyism
With the 'big two' now calling themselves 'art and luxury' auctioneers, the steepest fall in volume of sales was in the impressionist market
A 'tranquil' garden sounds lovely, but the late Queen should get a monument designed by a great artist too
Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? Why do you never see Santa in a hospital? We crack open (yes) the surprising history of the cracker
From John Singer Sargent's eye for fashion to a gritty look at the lives of Roman legionaries, these are 15 shows not to miss in early 2024
Dazzling exhibitions, including a Vermeer one-off in Holland, couldn’t disguise disasters closer to home in 2023
A protégé of Laurence Olivier, he served on the tempestuous Building Committee and came up with the innovative technical plan for the stages
Hypnotic to some and infuriating to others, the 1990s pop culture sensation still has a dedicated following. Why can’t we look away?
Ignorance and fear have left us clinging to a bogus narrative – and denied these masterpieces their true place in art history
From a twisted roller-coaster to scuttling crowd-control barriers, Darling's art impresses with its playful drama and daring
A 40-year-old 'art fairground' – with rides by David Hockney and Salvador Dalí – has been restored. Our writer has an exclusive preview
Narrated and co-written by the space-buff film star, the Lightroom's new show is an immersive experience that children especially will adore
A collection of more than 100 paintings and cartoons inspired by the beautiful game is the first of its kind to come to auction
Pesellino’s small oeuvre could be impressive, and the Medicis supported him, but these fragmentary works aren’t entirely successful
Blessed with a local stone that glows like honey, the university town has proven irresistible to the greatest architects down the ages
Akomfrah fuses a remarkable array of ingredients in his latest film installation – but doesn't quite transform them into something special
Philip Mould, art dealer and expert on Fake or Fortune?, tells us how to spot a forgery, from scientific analysis to subject matter