Review
‘Utterly abolished, eradicated and erased out’—but never forgotten
The iconoclasms of the English Reformation may shed light on today’s cultural destructions
Painting outclassed by bricks and mortar: on the arts in Rome under Clement VIII
Did the arts really flourish the Pope's patronage?
The fine line between drawing and photography
Two-venue exhibition in London examines the rarely-explored relationship between the two media
Copper and dust: on Mesopotamian sculptures and pastels by Lucas Samaras at the Morgan Library
The shows reveal the twin sides of the museum's interests
Damien Hirst’s cracking homage to Jeff Koons
Second show at London’s Newport Street Gallery is a painstaking tribute
The French connection: on Windows on the City at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The show of Modern masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum in New York takes a pick-and-mix approach to art of Paris
Flavour in the grain and on the surface: on the Ellsworth Kelly catalogue raisonné
How Ellsworth Kelly’s art came of age
A major minor master: Jonathan Brown on Anthony van Dyck at the Frick Collection
The artist had his triumphs, but he never fulfilled his greatest ambitions
Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern: the art of war in our time
Lebanon-born artist tackles world politics but the intimate and the personal shine brightest
The false Gods of Dada: on Dada Presentism by Maria Stavrinaki
A new book on the movement draws lessons on the dangers of eclecticism
More royalty required: on the al-Sabah Collection
The non-courtly manuscripts and miniatures of the al-Sabah Collection come together in a new publication
Work of constant change: Orit Gat on Ed Atkins at The Kitchen
The artist's latest work is fragmented and difficult, but also engrossing and rewarding
A parody of data mining: Kenneth Baker on Christian Marclay at Fraenkel Gallery
Six new works by the artist capture the refuse of daily life
What your pants say about you
Our underwear reveals a lot about our changing perceptions of sex and gender, according to the V&A's latest show
The power of the imagination: on Bernini's drawings
His drawings in the collection of the Vatican Library are the subject of a new book
The Divine Comedy, a German classic: on Dante's German debut
After Schlegel, Dante was loosed from the Romantic moorings and entered the mainstream of German letters
Deutschland über alles? On the early Renaissance art market
Contrary to popular opinion, the Early Renaissance German art market developed simultaneously with, not later than, those in Italy and the Low Countries
Vision, virtuosity, versatility: on Hellenistic bronzes
A valuable overview of the current state of scholarship
Pomp in print, pomp at play: princely splendour in two Viennese exhibitions
Two show on Germanic collections from the Early Modern period fulfil all expectations
What drove Robert Mapplethorpe?
New HBO film shines light on photographer’s ruthless drive and ambition
British Museum’s Sicily show highlights two golden ages
Exhibition demonstrates sophistication and expertise of both the invaders and the conquered
Maria Sibylla Merian: a fascination for metamorphosis
Artist travelled to Suriname in 17th century to document caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies
Only for the rich: Islamic art is overshadowed by morally questionable Gulf labour conditions
Jane Jakeman reviews two very different takes on art in the Middle East
The world’s richest street: Roger Crowley on the cosmopolitan culture of Renaissance Lisbon
A national obsession with prostitution: Hannah Stamler on 19th-century French depictions of prostitution
A book looking at Modern images of prostitutes is lacking in necessary context
Robert Motherwell at 100: Gregory Gilbert reflects on the artist’s centenary
New research into the artist's work has offered new perspectives, but much work remains to be done
Less is more in Paul Strand's American dream
Best known for his images of New York, this major London survey shows how the US photographer travelled far and wide