Joséphine
An emphasis on breadth instead of depth prevents a fascinating array of objects from doing justice to this exhibition’s protagonist.
Caravaggio to Canaletto: The Glory of Italian Baroque and Rococo Painting
An ambitious exhibition, and one which showed how images can elude the language of stylistic categorisation.
SCHLOSS BAU MEISTER. Andreas Schlüter and Baroque Berlin
Berlin pays a timely tribute to one of its most important architects.
CONSTELLATIO FELIX: Augustus the Strong’s Festival of the Planets * Thomas Ruff’s stellar constellations
A beautifully evocative exhibition that uses contemporary photography to frame Baroque festivities.
Les secrets de la laque française: Le vernis Martin.
The sheer size of this exhibition reflects the ubiquity of its subject in eighteenth-century France.
A Dialogue with Nature: Romantic Landscapes from Britain and Germany
The Courtauld and the Morgan combine forces to create a small but exceptional exhibition.
The First Georgians: Art & Monarchy 1714-1760
The treasures of the Royal Collection provide a privileged perspective on the relationship between the Georges and the Georgians.
Ruin Lust
Tate Britain explores the history of the ruin in art with a controversial exhibition.
Diverse Maniere: Piranesi, Fantasy and Excess
Combining Piranesi with 3-D printing, this innovative exhibition explores the nature of innovation itself.
Capturing the Castle: Watercolours of Windsor by Paul and Thomas Sandby
A chance for twenty-first-century visitors to see Windsor Castle through eighteenth-century eyes.