Triple show to celebrate the Dutch Old Master Maarten van Heemskerck, who fell out of favour until the 1980s
The exhibition across three venues in the Netherlands will include new findings and the artist's restored masterpiece, Saint Luke Painting the Madonna
Medieval Siena gets its place in the spotlight at the National Gallery
An exhibition at the London museum, organised with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, brings together masterpieces by the likes of Duccio and Simone
Ten essential artworks to see in Paris
Whether you're looking for a culture hit while taking in the Olympics or strolling along the Seine on a weekend break, make sure not to miss out on these masterpieces in the City of Light
A stable of horse art canters into the Château de Versailles this summer
As the palace grounds host Olympic and Paralympic equine events, an exhibition of horse works by the likes of Leonardo, Rubens and Géricault will grace the interiors
Siena's Baptismal font—decorated with Donatello reliefs—unveiled after three-year restoration
The Renaissance marble structure, which is still used to baptise newborns, has been returned to its original splendour—thanks to porcupine quills and 3-D printers
Guillaume Lethière: forgotten master of Neo-Classical art
New show will bring to life the story of the mixed-race Caribbean artist who mentored Ingres and Rousseau
Four must-see exhibitions during Art Basel
From Precious Okoyomon's nightmarish animatronic bear to a global survey of Black figurative painting, sci-fi chairs and Dan Flavin
Luc Tuymans creates a series of ephemeral murals within the Louvre
The Belgian artist’s four large wall paintings reference a lost 1990 work of his called 'The Orphan', and will remain in place for a year
Late Michelangelo drawings—including his deeply meditative crucifixions—explored in London exhibition
British Museum show focuses on the final three decades of the Italian master’s life
Spanish-Peruvian artist brings Old Masters to the New World at the Venice Biennale
Sandra Gamarra Heshiki references 17th-century European paintings in her investigations of Spain’s colonial past and its ongoing repercussions
Forbidden City and Versailles are brought together in Beijing exhibition
Show focuses on the golden age of collecting between France and China in the 17th and 18th centuries
China, France and a unifying love of bling: Palace Museum show draws on parallels between cultures
The exhibition in Beijing of 17th- and 18th-century objects from the Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles will look at how artisans on opposite sides of the world influenced each other
Two big shows in New York and Frankfurt attempt to uncover the many guises of Käthe Kollwitz
The German artist defied easy categorisation but exhibitions at MoMA and the Städel Museum aim to shine a light on the importance of her work
The Big Review: Caspar David Friedrich at the Hamburger Kunsthalle ★★★★★
This curatorial triumph highlights the measured artificiality of the German Romantic artist who made work that still mesmerises
A peek behind the many masks of James Ensor in new Brussels show
A new exhibition will explore the Belgian artist’s later works, including his little-known ballet, as part of Belgium’s year-long commemoration of the 75th anniversary of his death
How the American South was won over by Modernism
Touring show seeks to 'de-exoticise' the predominant narrative
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Dublin show looks at the links between the making of nations and rise of Modernism
Exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art draws parallels between the geopolitical shifts after the First World War and what the artists of new nations were making
New insights about Hans Holbein and his sitters come to light ahead of London and Frankfurt shows
The exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery will display rarely shown drawings, while the Städel Museum survey will show what might be the artist’s oldest known painting
John Singer Sargent’s eye for fashion unveiled in Boston show
The artist’s portraits will be shown at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston alongside the clothes worn by his glamorous subjects
How women played a bigger role in the Renaissance and beyond
Two exhibitions, in Boston and Baltimore, celebrate the overlooked women artists who were working in Europe from the 15th century onwards
Getty acquires artist Maren Hassinger’s archive
The septuagenarian artist, best known for her large-scale wire rope installations, has experienced a resurgence of attention from institutions and curators in recent years
Dorothy Liebes survey weaves the story of her little-known but colourful career
Cooper Hewitt in New York celebrates the creator of vibrant mid-century Modern textiles
How progressive-minded artists in Berlin, Munich and Vienna broke with the past and paved the way to Modernism
An exhibition at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin explores the "secessions" in three key European cities
Twelve must-see exhibitions in New York during Frieze
From Lauren Halsey's new commission for the Met rooftop to funkily subversive sculptures at the Museum of Arts and Design, the season's essential exhibitions
Silk camellias and bathroom tiles: Karl Lagerfeld’s designs and influences unveiled in Met (fashion) show
The fashion designer’s fantastical sketches are given equal billing with the dresses that made him famous
Florida’s Norton Museum acquires John Singer Sargent portrait of socialite who sponsored Amelia Earhart
Sargent’s painting of Amy Phipps Guest, made at the peak of his success as a society portraitist, was gifted to the West Palm Beach museum by her grandson and his family
Sotheby's to offer rare Hammershøi painting with highest-ever estimate for the artist
"Interior. The Music Room, Strandgade 30", expected to sell for between $3m and $5m, was painted in the artist's most productive period
Impasto masters Chaïm Soutine and Leon Kossoff go head-to-head
Exhibition at Hastings Contemporary looks at the influence of the School of Paris painter on his School of London counterpart
Ten essential artworks to see in Amsterdam
Heading to the Vermeer blockbuster at the Rijksmuseum? Here are some other unmissable masterpieces in the Dutch capital