‘Boccaccio and the Black Death have been doing the rounds’
The Decameron is but one of the historical touchstones that commentators have turned to during the health crisis. But do they really help us orientate ourselves?
The Decameron is but one of the historical touchstones that commentators have turned to during the health crisis. But do they really help us orientate ourselves?
Museum MORE has done a great deal to invigorate a genre once seen as hopelessly old-fashioned
The former transport secretary has been appointed as a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery – so he must be a museum fanatic, right?
Transporting yourself to house museums is a consolation during lockdown – but they face a precarious future
When commercial galleries in the UK reopen, they will need to be mindful of social-distancing rules and wary of legal obligations for online sales
A tribute to the American artist, whose haunting canvases ushered in a new wave of expressionism in painting
The museum, which boasts one of the leading encyclopaedic collections in the US, has reopened – months ahead of unveiling a major expansion
As museums around the world prepare to reopen, many do so with a renewed sense of purpose
Peter Sellers gave action painting a new spin in a sketch with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in 1965
The museum in the south of France has spruced up its galleries dedicated to Ingres and now has an entire floor of sculptures by Bourdelle
Some artists, such as Ilya Kabakov and Caroline Walker, are finding solace in their work – when not distracted by fears about the post-pandemic future
The hit novel-turned-TV show is a love story, but it’s also a portrait of a young man becoming an artist
The painting at Royal Holloway presents a more reflective side of the tireless campaigner
A new biography by Robert Storr offers a comprehensive yet personal account of the artist’s complex career
The jewel in the crown of the city’s palatial complex of museums now shows off its masterpieces to even better effect
Recreating scenes from famous paintings has been all the rage of lockdown, but it’s the Victorians who first played make-believe in earnest
A long-running debate has been revived by a court ruling that the realism of ‘Call of Duty’ makes it a work of art
Beads, bottles, broken plates... these scraps of London’s history provide a welcome distraction in a time of sickness and solitude
The artist’s encouraging approach shows a nation in lockdown that technique isn’t everything
Was the pledge to restore the cathedral in just five years a reasonable commitment or a rash promise?