From Caravaggio to Korea: How Malta’s artists are breaking out of the baroque The BEJN pavilion connects Malta and Korea through poetry, sacred ropes, festa traditions and sounds. Euronews · Aug 28
How 16 Famous Artists Evolved, From Their Earliest Works To Their Final Paintings, As Shared By This Page This collection follows the creative journeys of 16 of history's greatest painters, from Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh to Frida Kahlo and Caravaggio, through their earliest surviving works and their final masterpieces. Bored Panda · Aug 7
Feathered frolics, webcam landscapes and The Hay Wain – the week in art Tate Modern hosts a major exhibition of Ana Mendieta, Constable turns 250 and the accidental beauty captured by unattended online cameras – all in your weekly dispatch The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
Why Malta is one of Europe’s greatest open-air history museums Temples that predate the Pyramids, lavishly decorated cathedrals and hushed walled cities – Malta is a treasure chest of fascinating historical sights The Independent UK · Mar 30
Italy's culture minister pledges to buy more artworks, as latest purchase shown in Rome Italy's culture minister says he plans to increases purchases of major artworks, as the ministry unveiled a newly bought Antonello da Messina painting in the Senate The Independent UK · Mar 26
The man who would become pope: Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million Italy has spent €30 million on a rare Caravaggio painting of a young man who went onto become Pope Urban VIII in a move to protect and strengthen its national cultural heritage and make art more accessible to scholars. Euronews · Mar 11
Para skiers Johannes and Veronika keep adding to medal tally of the Aigner family at Milan Cortina The Aigner family keeps stacking up their Para skiing medals The Independent UK · Mar 11
Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million, calling it ‘a work of exceptional importance’ The painting, dating from around 1598 depicts Maffeo Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII. The Independent UK · Mar 10
Italy buys Caravaggio painting for 30 million euros, one of its largest payouts for a single work Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork The Independent UK · Mar 10
Balenciaga channels ‘light through darkness’ of Euphoria in Paris show Collaboration with HBO hit is gen Z mashup of glossy blacks and harsh neons, while Celine gives preppy added ‘bite’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 8
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen review – So fresh it’s hard to believe some of this work is 30 years old 4/5 In our increasingly divided world, the American photographers portraits of subcultures, from surfers to LA’s ‘leather dyke’ scene, exude a vital warmth and emotional generosity The Independent UK · Mar 4
Unimportant monuments, a bass-player’s buildings and macabre Rego unleashed – the week in art Artists turn from the heroic to the everyday, Paula Rego gives everyone a fright and a stealth wealth still life is subtly revealing – all in your weekly dispatch The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Caravaggio review – articulate and intelligent portrait of the art titan’s life and work This new addition to the Exhibition on Screen series features an alarmingly plausible-looking actor as the great man himself The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025
Colour, courage and cigarettes: David Hockney’s art of never slowing down At 88, David Hockney is still reinventing the way we see. His new Mayfair show bursts with colour, wit and restless imagination – proof that age has done nothing to dim the artist’s curiosity or his joy in the world, writes Geordie Greig The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Euronews · Sep 24, 2025 Giorgio Armani creations interplay with Italian masterpieces at new Milan exhibition The Milan exhibition aims to create a dialogue between Giorgio Armani's sartorial creations and the artworks of luminaries such as Raphael and Caravaggio.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025 Giorgio Armani's sartorial creations interplay with Italian masterpieces at Milan museum exhibition Giorgio Armani's legacy is celebrated with an exhibition at the Brera Art Gallery in Milan
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025 Mystery, outback horror and a wandering protagonist propel Gail Jones’ The Name of the Sister A side plot in one of Gail Jones’s most celebrated novels, The Death of Noah Glass (2018), involves a film-loving man who has recently lost his sight. Benjamin is desperate to enjoy thrillers again. He remembers watching, before his vision faded, the silhouette of James Bond, as iconic as a…
The Independent UK · May 25, 2025 Artist Caravaggio's faith shines in new Rome exhibit and at churches run by Pope Leo XIV's order The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024 The best art and architecture of 2024 Our critics’ highlights include magnificently rough portraits by the late Frank Auerbach, Caravaggio’s final painting and a 1930s silo reborn as a museum of modern art
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024 €2 to illuminate a Caravaggio masterpiece is a small price to pay Letter: The row over an entrance fee to Notre Dame reminds Mike Pender of a visit to Syracuse
The Independent UK · May 17, 2024 What is the Grand Tour and where are Rob and Rylan visiting? The pair visited a trio of Italian cities while tracing the historic ‘gap year’ tour
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024 Treasures on tour, outsized orchids and liberated bottoms – the week in art Monet’s masterpiece flees the National Gallery, Marc Quinn plants himself in Kew and the Tate honours female artists – all in your weekly dispatch
WhatToWatch · May 10, 2024 Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour: where to watch, locations, hosts, interview, trailer and everything we know Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour saw Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark explore stunning Italian cities and have candid conversations.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024 Lost Caravaggio that almost sold for €1,500 to go on show at Prado in Madrid Ecce Homo will be museum’s second Caravaggio, after being spotted on sale in Spanish capital in 2021
Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2024 The Last Caravaggio at the National Gallery review: the final self-revelation of a troubled, violent genius This being Caravaggio this show of two works is all about theatre in light and dark