October 2023

The architect’s highly ornamented designs have more in common with the work of his European peers

Wonders that were once prized by Renaissance princes still inspire plenty of awe

Art Basel’s newest offshoot returns to the French capital with a public programme that is free and open to everyone

Creativity often flouts conventions, so it’s no wonder more women want to become thoroughly monstrous

As museums face rising costs and lower grants, fundraising is more important than ever – but they have to be very careful where the money comes from

The painter was no prodigy but, as Bart Cornelis of the National Gallery in London tells Apollo, he was soon making up for lost time with his bold brushwork

The painter was often forthright in his rejection of the old world – but it’s time to reconsider his European influences

Sameer Rahim is impressed by a 16th-century Iranian manuscript illustrating a Sufi poem of seduction and spiritualism

The London-based jewellery artist uses antique forms to challenge received notions of preciousness

A new initiative combines adventurous winemaking with an unusual form of art philanthropy

Pastries topped with taxidermy and lavish decoration were the inspiration for elaborate tureen dishes, masterpieces of the goldsmith’s craft

The adjective 'Rubenesque' was coined in the 19th century, but there’s rather more to the female figures in his paintings than acres of flesh

The dealer has made his name through antiquities, Old Master sculptures and modern British art – but when it comes to his own collection, it’s the Islamic world that sets his heart alight

Seven leading curators, art advisors and gallerists look back on the launch of the London event and consider how relevant it is today

In the year’s most unusual tribute to the modernist master, the artist is taking over the museum dedicated to him and filling it with her personal belongings

The Spanish-born Surrealist had a strong sense of order and a desire to remake the universe

New research and restoration offers fresh insights into the work of the Flemish masters

Kirsty Sinclair Dootson shows that a history of colour processes is also a history of shifts in society

The history of Palestinian dress is inseparable from that of the nation itself – and now the subject of an invaluable exhibition

To mark the painter’s 300th birthday, the Box in Plymouth is staging a thoughtful show that encourages us to look beyond the obvious