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Drawing the Curtain
Why paint a curtain? A look at the long tradition of depicting trompe l’oeil curtains in painting
Human Nature: the unsettling work of Piero di Cosimo
Since Vasari’s day, Piero has been treated as if he were a primitive ‘outsider’ artist
Is a $179 million Picasso cause for celebration?
The art market bubble continues to rise
Wanderlust: Joseph Cornell finally arrives in Europe
Even finding some of the artist’s fragile works was a challenge
Copying the classical: Interview with Salvatore Settis
Classical art is a hidden category of our contemporary culture
Classical and contemporary connections: Interview with Germano Celant
The Prada Foundation has no intention of being an ‘ego-museum’
Highlights of Masterpiece London
Where to find the most exceptional works at this year’s fair
Boy Wonder: Eric Ravilious at Dulwich Picture Gallery reviewed
The artist’s reputation is growing
The Taste of Victory: British artists and Waterloo
Painters struggled deal with the bloody reality of the battlefield
The Best of Art Basel
See the best work by some of the world’s most sought-after artists – right after you’ve done the dishes
Art in the Garden: Four great ways to enjoy art outdoors in the USA
Soak up some sun and some culture at the same time
Return to the source – the invention of American landscape painting
The painters of the Hudson River School are now firmly recognised as pioneers of American art – and inspiring a new generation of artists
Editor’s Letter: Anniversary Years
Clusters of centenary exhibitions and publications may well bring new material to light. But what do they tell us about the way we think now?
Are Italy’s museum reforms enough to stop the rot?
Red tape, nepotism, funding shortages…The Italian museum system has long been in need of an overhaul
Forum: Does London need the Smithsonian?
Edwin Heathcote and Neale Coleman discuss the Smithsonian’s plans to open an outpost in the ‘Olympicopolis’
Letter: James Turrell in the wilds of Norfolk
Turrell has transformed Houghton Hall with his powerful, mesmerising light installations
Diary: the lure of the Soane Museum
What it’s like to exhibit your own collection in the former home an obsessive acquisitor like Sir John Soane
In praise of the Waddesdon Bequest
This exceptional collection goes back on display at the British Museum in June
Big Apple Blossoms: Spring Masters New York
The small but beautifully formed fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory for its second edition
The family that set the gold standard for art in Japan
For 400 years, the Kano family dominated Japanese painting through its superior training and mastery of precious materials
What to see at the Venice Biennale
Some of the best of the national pavilions, collateral events and satellite shows across the city
Diary: the crisis facing regional museums
Whatever the outcome of the UK’s general election, funding for museums will not increase. How can they adapt?
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