The Met’s Old Masters, seen in a new light
European paintings still occupy prime real estate on Fifth Avenue – but a redisplay offers fresh insight into the Met’s hallowed holdings
Was Raphael as saintly as they say?
The ‘Prince of Painters’ has been much mythologised by art historians in the 500 years since his death
‘All viewers are equal – no one is told how to see’ – at the Menil Drawing Institute
The latest addition to the Menil’s ‘neighbourhood of art’ in Houston offers an expanded vision of what drawing means
The Jesuit masterpieces coming to Connecticut
The Society of Jesus commissioned extraordinary works for its mother church in Rome – and they’re about to go on display on the East Coast
Andrea del Sarto’s perfect chalk drawings
The Italian artist’s masterful works fully explore the possibilities of chalk
Pilgrims’ progress? The Vatican Jubilee has frustrated Romans and tourists alike