Denmark was beset by catastrophes in the early 19th century – but its painters flourished
The West’s borrowings from Japanese modernism are well known – but an exhibition in Helsinki shows that the traffic moved both ways
An exhibition of drawings at the Louvre reflects the artist’s struggle between his warring inclinations
Although she struggled to forge a career, Sarah Affonso never gave up making art, as two overlapping exhibitions in Lisbon reveal
A collection of Dutch delftware on long-term loan to the Gemeentemuseum den Haag is a feast for the eyes
Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave co-star as the artist and his mother in this claustrophobic portrait of domestic dysfunction
The polymath's taste-making had much to do with his intensive study of Italian artists such as Giotto and Piero della Francesca
The painter’s once unfairly dismissed late works are full of possibilities he didn’t live long enough to explore
A focused display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum brings the painter’s ingenuity to the fore
A survey of the artist takes us to a land of sinister magic not so different to our own
An initiative spearheaded by the artist’s foundation is spreading her passion for prints across the US
Relationships between bodies – filial, friendly or romantic – are at the heart of the Lebanese artist’s paintings and drawings
A new series makes the most of the spectacle that is glass-blowing in action – and adds a competitive element
The land of the pharaohs loomed large in the imagination of the father of psychoanalysis
From seaside Maine to the streets of Manhattan, Dodd’s paintings depict the world around her
It may sound like an implausible pairing – but this exhibition on the two painters succeeds by not making forced connections
The mosaics of the Rotunda at Thessaloniki can be seen more clearly than ever before in this essential book about the building
The artist’s mysterious glowing sculptures invite viewers to wonder what they actually are
The artist and climate activist’s installations have changed our perceptions of what art can be
The reclusive painter rarely left Bologna – but he pored over pictures of faraway masterpieces in books and journals
The first UK show dedicated to the Finnish painter reveals an artist fascinated with questions of image and identity
This welcome survey of Canadian artists shows how the quintessentially Parisian style was imported and reimagined
A group of objects by unknown artists from around the world and across the centuries makes for a catalogue of human ingenuity
Financial troubles drove the artist to the medium – but its atmospheric possibilities suited him well
