A chance to get up close with illuminated manuscripts and discover the often madcap ways in which medieval illustrators viewed foreign lands
The Louvre celebrates its recent acquisition of a rediscovered work by the painter whom Vasari called the ‘first light’ of Renaissance art
Gladiator fights took place on this scepter’d isle too, as an exhibition of archaeological finds at Dorset Museum attests
Seventy-five artworks were transported to Berlin from Odesa when Ukraine was invaded by Russia – and they are now on display at the Gemäldegalerie
A huge triptych seascape, mounted on a curved structure at Studio Voltaire, is the star of the show at the artist’s second major solo exhibition
The first major survey of the French artist in more than half a century highlights her fleshy nudes and her friendships with the titans of Impressionism
The dream-like paintings of Chicago’s ‘queen of the bohemian artists’ are celebrated in Pittsburgh
A selection of rarely seen works on paper by European artists from Vasari to Miró go on show in Hartford
A chance to see how artists from Southern California and elsewhere are engaging with the climate emergency and ecological imbalance
Knowledge can be toxic, as this selection of killer manuscripts from the collection of the Walters Art Museum demonstrates
James Tissot’s gimlet-eyed depictions of women’s lives and fashions in 19th-century Paris and London are celebrated in Toronto
The Hammer Museum honours the artists who have poured blood, sweat, tears or other unusual substances into their work
This show at the Vancouver Art Gallery captures the inventiveness of Eastern European artists during the Cold War
Many artists have taken a page out of Charles Baudelaire’s book – specifically his poetry collection ‘Les fleurs du mal’, which has inspired countless artworks
American women have sewn countless impressive works over the centuries, while weaving the cultural norms of the time into the fabric
The artist walks the line between art and science – and reconciles the cosmic with the intimate – in this ambitious show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Tinguely and Warhol worked as window-dressers; Dalí and Duchamp had dalliances with shop displays. Art and commerce go under the spotlight in Basel
Turkey’s first female opera singer was also a painter who had close ties with Germany, and is now the subject of a survey in Berlin
The king of cuddly toys gets the red-carpet treatment at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris - but life hasn’t always been a picnic for our faux-furry friends
After a ten-year conservation project, Parmigianino’s youthful masterpiece is ready to take part in the National Gallery’s bicentenary celebrations
The first exhibition in Australia dedicated to the abstract artist shows work from the 1990s to now
Ornate timepieces designed by the Sun King’s favourite craftsman go on show at the Wallace Collection
The Dutch artist populated her floral still lifes with beetles, butterflies, classical sculptures and other unexpected details
The Mexican artist drew on Surrealist and cubist influences as well as on the ancient and contemporary art of his home country
