Dürer painted himself at centre of Renaissance altarpiece in revenge, research finds
Exclusive: Cambridge academic’s study of surviving letters shows pay row with wealthy patron
Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin review – when freestyle thinking goes too far
Elkin’s capacious survey of female artists who focused on the body might have worked better as a collection of essays
Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death by Laura Cumming review – up in smoke
The critic explains her fascination with Carel Fabritius, whose studio was destroyed in a 17th-century explosion
Art imitates life in a real explosion that almost destroyed The Goldfinch
Laura Cumming’s new book tells how the work by Carel Fabritius, the Dutch artist who died in the blast in Delft, reveals eerie parallels with Donna Tartt’s novel
‘Mine’s lobster and champagne’: Judi Dench reveals secret onstage supper at Shakespeare play
The Oscar-winning star discusses her Shakespearean roles and the characters she brought to life in watercolours in her new book
On my radar: Richard Mosse’s cultural highlights
The Irish photographer on the most beautiful film he’s ever seen, a book about utopic desire, and his favourite walk in County Clare – with free tea and cake
The arts are finally on Australia’s national agenda. We need the ABC to cover it
As the government passed landmark legislation for the arts, it was jarring to see the national broadcaster take steps in the other direction
Françoise Gilot obituary
French painter who wrote about her relationship with the artist Pablo Picasso in a bestselling book
‘I want to be part of the rebirth’: the artists bringing creation out of Beirut’s chaos
Decades of civil war and economic meltdowns left Lebanon’s people struggling for hope – but the country’s creatives are fighting back
On my radar: Milly Alcock’s cultural highlights
The Australian star of House of the Dragon and Upright on her favourite podcast, an immersive art experience and a novel of ugly emotions
The Faber/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2023 – enter now!
The annual award for aspiring cartoonists offers the chance to be published in the Observer and win £1,000, with past winners going on to land film deals
‘Keep your rosaries off my ovaries’ – the Glasgow library that collects explosive protest art
Glasgow Women’s Library has been collecting examples of the stark graphic brilliance of homemade banners since 1991. We go behind the scenes as they gather their latest: abortion rights placards
Kettle’s Yard: how Britain’s avant garde found a cosy home in Cambridge
A new book celebrates Jim Ede, the patron whose museum-home is a chapel to 20th-century British art – in particular that generation who were driven to search for meaning after the first world war
People power: music, film, books and more about the madness and wisdom of crowds
From Dickens’s depiction of the Gordon riots to Alessia Cara drifting around a party, our critics select culture about the seething masses
Gerald Rose obituary
Children’s illustrator whose picture books with his wife, Elizabeth, and authors such as Ted Hughes, are enjoyed worldwide