The Ayyubid glories of Syria, now mostly in ruins

The exhibition reveals how artists imbued pictures with a sense of tactility

The iconoclasms of the English Reformation may shed light on today’s cultural destructions

Did the arts really flourish the Pope's patronage?

Two-venue exhibition in London examines the rarely-explored relationship between the two media

The shows reveal the twin sides of the museum's interests

Second show at London’s Newport Street Gallery is a painstaking tribute

The show of Modern masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum in New York takes a pick-and-mix approach to art of Paris

How Ellsworth Kelly’s art came of age

The artist had his triumphs, but he never fulfilled his greatest ambitions

Lebanon-born artist tackles world politics but the intimate and the personal shine brightest

A new book on the movement draws lessons on the dangers of eclecticism

The non-courtly manuscripts and miniatures of the al-Sabah Collection come together in a new publication

The artist's latest work is fragmented and difficult, but also engrossing and rewarding

Six new works by the artist capture the refuse of daily life

Our underwear reveals a lot about our changing perceptions of sex and gender, according to the V&A's latest show

His drawings in the collection of the Vatican Library are the subject of a new book

After Schlegel, Dante was loosed from the Romantic moorings and entered the mainstream of German letters

Contrary to popular opinion, the Early Renaissance German art market developed simultaneously with, not later than, those in Italy and the Low Countries

A valuable overview of the current state of scholarship

Two show on Germanic collections from the Early Modern period fulfil all expectations

New HBO film shines light on photographer’s ruthless drive and ambition

Exhibition demonstrates sophistication and expertise of both the invaders and the conquered

Artist travelled to Suriname in 17th century to document caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies

Jane Jakeman reviews two very different takes on art in the Middle East