Charles Percier may not be a household name, but his Empire style sums up the Napoleonic era – and has had imitators ever since
Watch a TEFAF Talk about the relationship between museums and the art trade
How Dutch meal still life paintings captured the great intellectual preoccupations of the 17th century
The celebrated painter Howard Hodgkin has died in London aged 84
If you're visiting the fair, why not expand your horizons and head to these nearby art events, too?
Women artists have long been underrepresented on the world stage. On International Women's Day, we celebrate some notable recent attempts at change
Once described as the 'conscience of the art world', Metzger believed in the responsibility of artists to inspire revolutionary social change
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a late medieval altarpiece panel, to 62 works of art by contemporary African American artists
This month's exhibition highlights include a major Rodin centenary exhibition and the National Gallery's pairing of Michelangelo and Sebastiano del Piombo
Tancred Borenius (1885–1948), one of Apollo's earliest contributors, is remembered for his significant contribution to art history and criticism
The Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá is the beating heart of Colombia, a place where protesters and artists (including Doris Salcedo) routinely gather
The Czartoryski family owned one of the greatest art collections in Poland. Why have they sold it to the Polish state?
What does the style and subjects of the artist known as the ‘Berlin Painter’ tell us about vase-painting in 5th-century Athens?
The artistic achievements of the Mamluks rival those of the Renaissance, argued Mahonri Sharp Young in a 1981 issue of Apollo
Désiré Feuerle talks to Apollo about his collection of Asian and contemporary art and its unusual underground home
In Paris the art world and the book world frequently overlap. Here are some of the most interesting initiatives across the capital
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a Czech Surrealist masterpiece, to a collection of 800 rare Japanese prints
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
David Hockney found his great inspiration in the backyards of California – creating a look that influenced generations of artists
How far should estates seek to control public perceptions of an artist's life and work?
Despite all best efforts, museums can and do unwittingly acquire stolen artefacts. What happens when new information throws an item's provenance into doubt?
How do you maintain a museum's experimental spirit, while putting the permanent collection centre-stage?
Three shows in Madrid bring out the contradictions of Charles III, an enlightened ruler who could not resist the trappings of monarchy
The city's museums are flourishing, with top exhibitions – including a major Medardo Rosso show
