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Museums devoted solely to Egyptian antiquities are rare and Turin’s also tells the story of Italy’s long and complex relationship with the land of the pharaohs

From ancient Roman mosaics to modern vineyards, the country has a rich history of winemaking

Rubens’s technical skill and attention to detail give The Garden of Love its heightened sense of erotic potential

The Dutch artist’s floral paintings might look merely decorative but, as curator Bernd Ebert explains, they encapsulate a world of economic and scientific change in the early modern Netherlands

The true gift of the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was to see the world like a child and blur the line between dreams and reality

Ching-Ling Wang of the Rijkmuseum explains what we do and don’t know about a bronze Han-dynasty horse and its rider made as a burial offering

The jeweller generally reveals precious little about its process, but Apollo gains access to the site in Paris where the magic happens

Château Smith Haut Lafitte is a vineyard sprinkled with the sensibility of an English country garden