Holidaying with the Habsburgs
Every summer, the emperor Franz Josef celebrated his birthday in the ‘earthly paradise’ of Bad Ischl, now a European Capital of Culture
The Jewish footballers who left everything out on the field
An exhibition in Vienna tackles the involvement of Jewish players in some of Europe’s oldest clubs – and how those clubs acknowledge this history
How Spanish is the collection of the Hispanic Society?
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?
Why nostalgia is at the heart of Brazil’s bicentenary celebrations
The bicentennial of Brazil’s independence falls at a troubling time, so it’s no wonder the commemorations focus on an idealised past
How Renaissance artists captured Portugal’s golden age
Portugal’s period of ascendancy can be charted through the paintings of the times
Cosmopolitan oil dealer Calouste Gulbenkian’s rich pickings
The Armenian businessman had a taste for portable items of beauty and cherished his collection as though it were an extension of himself
Theodore de Bry’s sensational approach to the New World
The engraver’s visions of a continent he never saw were designed to appeal to the European imagination
Knight vision – how Maximilian I used the arts to bolster his brand
The emperor was no connoisseur – but he understood the power of art to paper over the cracks in his troubled reign
In losing its national museum, Brazil has been robbed of a chapter of its history
The museum housed in the former royal palace in Rio de Janeiro was once a symbol of national pride and progress
The Brazilian paintings that made a splash in wartime Britain
The recreation of an exhibition of Brazilian modernism during the Second World War is a remarkable feat
At home with the Ceaușescus
The dictator and his wife lived in luxury at their Spring Palace – with a golden bathroom and the only colour TV in Romania
The men who pretended to be kings – and the art they inspired
Paintings, jewellery, clothes, and weapons could all be used to show support for the Jacobite pretenders’ claims to the throne
The turbulent life of Mary, Queen of Scots
She’s an icon of Scottish nationhood and martyrdom, but Mary’s life at court was a complicated one of competing cultural, social and political influences
The light and shade of Charles III of Spain
Three shows in Madrid bring out the contradictions of Charles III, an enlightened ruler who could not resist the trappings of monarchy
How photography came of age in Brazil
Pedro II, Brazil’s ‘citizen-emperor’ was a devoted patron of the new technology and a keen photographer himself
‘Tastes like chicken.’ Brazilian animals in an Amsterdam art museum
The Rijksmuseum is exhibiting a newly discovered group of animal studies by Frans Post
Make Rio great again!
Brasília is a failed, sterile city. It’s time that Rio became the capital of Brazil again
Don Quixote of the drawing board: the visionary schemes of the Earl of Mar
The Earl of Mar has long been seen as a failed rebel and harmless utopian architect, but it’s time to take him seriously as an Enlightenment thinker
Lisbon Looks East
The Museu do Oriente in Lisbon looks at Portugal’s recent links with the East as well as its longer history in the region
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Is Tottenham Hotspur still clinging to the past?
Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium has just celebrated its third birthday but despite its shiny facade, the club still projects a message of continuity and tradition