From Goya to Hogarth, histories to how-to guides — there’s something for everyone in our pick of light(ish) reads to enjoy this summer
Andrew Graham-Dixon on how frames have defined, protected, embellished and commented on artworks through the centuries
Andrew Graham-Dixon offers his shortlist for an imaginary exhibition of favourite paintings inspired by love and marriage
One of the greatest 20th-century photographers, Cartier-Bresson bore witness to events that shaped history, from Spain’s Civil War to the death of Gandhi
From record-breakers to national treasures, a selection of the very best works offered by Christie’s
From 2016, an in-depth interview with collectors, museum founders and city regenerators Eli and Edythe Broad
After 35 years, artist David Nash’s Wooden Boulder, a gargantuan oak sphere, vanished from the landscape. James Fox went to investigate
How the locomotive inspired English Romantics, French Impressionists, Italian Futurists and Belgian Surrealists
We go inside the foundation created 40 years ago by the printing entrepreneur and collector Daniel Terra
We chart the highs and lows in the career of a genius — ahead of the sale of four superb Turner watercolours in New York
To mark the 200th edition of the weekly Online Magazine email, Head Librarian Lynda McLeod trawls the archives
Grant Wood’s double portrait is arguably the USA’s most famous painting, but what does it mean? Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates
As the Rijksmuseum marks Rembrandt’s 350th anniversary, Andrew Graham-Dixon ponders the artist’s unruly masterpiece
One of East London's best-loved street artists opens up about his work
Andrew Graham-Dixon argues that its diversity of artistic styles makes a powerful case for religious and cultural tolerance
The story of space exploration told through a selection of incredible artefacts offered in our One Giant Leap auction in New York on 18 July
David Gilmour’s black Fender Stratocaster has gained a level of fame close to that of its owner. This is its story
Insights into the collecting life of a man described by David Geffen as ‘the greatest collector in the world’
As David Hockney’s double portrait of the curator and his partner comes up for auction, we look back on his radical influence on New York’s arts scene
Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a dim view of the way some galleries choose to light and display their collections
The founder of the 1-54 art fair on giving African artists international visibility, and building her own collection
Artists, patrons and critics have argued for centuries over the right way to frame a painting. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal taste, says Andrew Graham-Dixon
In 1960s Los Angeles Sister Corita Kent’s vividly coloured prints stirred up the Catholic church and gained national fame
Andrew Graham-Dixon on how full-length portraits have been used in history to boost the status of nobles, kings and statesmen
Dan Davies takes centre stage in the saleroom as he learns the fine art of auctioneering at Christie’s
Meredith Etherington-Smith pays tribute to Pauline Boty, a dynamic force in the nascent British Pop art scene of the 1960s
Andrew Graham-Dixon tours one of the great cities for anyone interested in the visual arts, archaeology or antiquity
An in-depth profile of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife, mother, influential patron of modern art and co-founder of MoMA
Some of the Royal Collection’s greatest treasures are masterpieces of the decorative arts, says Andrew Graham-Dixon, presenter of a new series for the BBC
The history of Leonardo da Vinci’s great masterpiece — offered at Christie’s on 13 November, and the story of its rediscovery, restoration and authentication