Reviews

Joseph Highmore’s morality tales are just as engaging as those of his contemporary William Hogarth

‘Soul of a Nation’ is the most significant contribution to debates around black art to date

James Hamilton’s biography of Thomas Gainsborough presents the painter as a lad about town

The portraitist was highly sought after in his heyday, but his reputation has languished in recent years

The objects in Matisse’s collection shaped his revolutionary aesthetic, and inspired him to push beyond the boundaries of the European tradition

The Oxford museum’s lavish new publication is a triumph of scholarship

What did the Pre-Raphaelite painters see when they looked at the Old Masters – and how did they use what they saw?

The artist’s ongoing record of what was not there becomes more thought-provoking as time passes

Cassiano dal Pozzo’s paper museum, consisting of thousands of drawings, attempted to encapsulate the knowledge of his time

The paintings might be puzzles but they deserve to be better known

Paintings, jewellery, clothes, and weapons could all be used to show support for the Jacobite pretenders’ claims to the throne

Don’t miss this celebration of the Brazilian artist’s brief but dazzling career

The Danish artist clearly takes great delight in the physical properties of paint (and bronze, too)

The acclaimed filmmaker insists we notice skin colour, and acknowledge the politics of its presence and presentations