Apollo February 2025

How pastels caused a stir in 18th-century Paris

Cimabue, the first light of the Renaissance

When Rubens was king of his own castle

Will US tariffs threaten the art market?

Also: American museums and the culture wars, in defence of eccentrics, the retro pleasures of Viennetta, Italy’s answer to Versailles; reviews of Orphism in New York and medieval women in London, John Singer Sargent’s favourite family, and the only Disney character who was ever funny. Plus: Helen Gordon on the meteorite that captivated Dürer