The art historian Matthew Holman makes a personal selection from the finest collection of its type—celebrated for the breadth and depth of the story it tells of Western painting up to 1900

From Paul Signac’s Saint-Tropez scene to Jean Cocteau’s fishermen’s chapel, here is our pick of the art to see all year round on the coveted stretch of the Mediterranean coast

Whether or not you can make it to the blockbuster exhibition on the artist now open at the Palazzo Barberini, here are a selection of his most captivating works to see in the city all year round

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

Off to Art Basel? From a Picasso harlequin to Jean Tinguely’s clanking sound sculpture, here are some of the masterpieces not to miss in the city’s bountiful museums

Heading to the Vermeer blockbuster at the Rijksmuseum? Here are some other unmissable masterpieces in the Dutch capital

From Joseph Beuys's deconstructed tram stop to a lifesize bust of Nefertiti, here are some of the must-see cultural offerings in the European capital of cool

From Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling to a whole room dedicated to Henri Matisse, we round up some of the unmissable artistic treasures in the world's smallest state

From Michelangelo's David to Botticelli's Birth of Venus, our guide tells you what to see and where to see it

From Michelangelo's horned Moses to Mussolini's cancelled Universal Exposition, we round up some of the Italian capital's unmissable artistic treasures

From the greatest stars of the Venetian School to the most mysterious painting in the city, here is our selection of unmissable masterpieces in La Serenissima