This week we look at four artworks from around the world that explore the act of theft – or have been spirited away themselves
To mark World Sleep Day, we look at four sculptures, lithographs and engravings that explore the many faces of somnolence
To commemorate the death of Franz Marc 110 years ago this week, we look at four artworks that capture the essence of creatures great and small
To mark 185 years since the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, we look at four artworks that capture the French capital in all its variety
To mark 150 years since the birth of Constantin Brâncuși, we look at four artworks that take wing in very different ways
To coincide with World Radio Day, we look at four artworks from the last 100 years that address the medium’s power and resilience
To mark 285 years since the birth of Henry Fuseli, we look at four works that demonstrate the power of nocturnal or otherwordly visions
Artists have long found domestic interiors to be a rich source of inspiration, as these four artworks show
To mark 185 years since the birth of Claude Monet, we look at four works that capture the beauty and wonder of horticultural spaces
To mark 145 years since the birth of Jacob Epstein, we look at four works that demonstrate how bronze sculpture has evolved over the last century
As spooky season descends, we look at four artworks that embrace the macabre and the fantastical
To mark 85 years since the birth of Pelé, we look at four artworks that capture the excitement of football and the allure of its greatest players
To mark 110 years since the birth of Arthur Miller, we look at four works that make ordinary people in workaday situations compelling
To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Dorothea Lange, we pick out four works that explore the power dynamics inherent to the act of looking
To coincide with World Space Week, we look at four art works that explore our relationship with the celestial realm
To mark 120 years since Einstein revolutionised our understanding of physics, we look at four artworks that explore the hidden forces that animate matter
Artists throughout history have shown that this seemingly straightforward genre can be remarkably flexible
Since the Industrial Revolution, artists have envisioned a world in which work is more about job satisfaction than exploitation
From Socrates’s hemlock cup to Magritte’s surreal wine bottles, drinks and their containers have inspired artists and makers for centuries
Throughout the 20th century, artists experimented with colour to put scientific principles into practice – and in doing so, refracted reality itself
As the Royal Observatory in Greenwich celebrates its 350th anniversary, we look at four artworks that embody our age-old fascination with the heavens
Painters have long distorted the human body to convey the anguish, confusion and melancholy that can lie beneath the skin
To celebrate World Oceans Day, we dive into four artworks that celebrate the blue planet’s beauty, biodiversity and bottomless capacity for artistic inspiration
To commemorate the anniversary of the death of Peter Paul Rubens, who frequently depicted mythological characters, we look at four artworks that bring classical tales to life
