Thirty finalists from 19 countries were selected from more than 5,000 submissions – and the winner will be announced on 12 May
Court painters couldn’t bestow eternal life on their royal patrons, but they certainly knew how to make art that lasted
On its first birthday, Trondheim’s newest museum hits its stride with a very respectable Louise Bourgeois exhibition
A masterpiece of medieval German sculpture and a portrait by Joshua Reynolds are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
It’s been a big month for the artist, with a new record set at auction and the National Gallery of Art acquiring an ecstatic Mary Magdalene. And her stock seems set to rise even higher
From the Comédie Française to the National Gallery, the documentarian’s portraits reveal the painstaking work that goes into creative expression
The world’s most popular museums are bursting at the seams. As visitor numbers stop being the sole metric of success, is quality becoming more important than quantity?
The sixth edition of the event is full of compelling work, but its practical shortcomings need to be addressed – the artists deserve better
Since 1956, the New York institution has fostered cross-cultural understanding, equipped with a collection of masterpieces assembled by its founder, John D. Rockefeller III
In his ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’, the painter’s attention to detail heightens the contrast between life and death
Alexis Soyer was in his time the most celebrated chef in London – and paintings by his wife, Emma, are ripe for rediscovery
After soaking up influences in Norway and France, the Estonian painter brought his own form of modernism back home
At La Motte vineyard, landscapes by J.H. Pierneef are at one with the surrounding terrain
The Mallorca-based artist talks to Apollo about moving between painting and ceramics to translate his ideas into images
Jorge and Darlene Pérez are committed to sharing their collection of modern and contemporary art with institutions around the world
While the architect’s approach to restoring France’s medieval buildings remains controversial, his many and varied talents are still utterly awe-inspiring
The painter’s enigmatic scene has inspired poems by Auden, William Carlos Williams and many others
The film-maker’s attempt to preserve his memories on CD-ROM has been rendered obsolete by advances in technology. Is the book version of Immemory an adequate replacement?
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
A book about Academy Films is most valuable for pointing us to the director’s music videos and ads for clues about his film-making style
Constable gets a bumper birthday celebration, museums around Europe pay tribute to Brâncuși and the National Portrait Gallery honours Marilyn Monroe
Pomegranates are popular with Instagrammers, but cultures around the world have long prized the fruit for its symbolism and aesthetic appeal
A mammoth retrospective in Paris confirms the German artist as one of the world’s greatest living painters – and one of the most elusive
