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1Early Italian Workshops LouvreParis6July–3 October www.louvre.frShowcasingmasterpieces from the Edmond de Rothschild collection, ‘From Pollaiuolo to Verrocchio’ examines the roots of Italian engraving in the workshops of the 15th century. Pictured is a late 14th-century pen and ink work by the Dreux Budé Master.

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3TheDutch Golden Age Legion of Honor San Francisco 9 July–2 October www.legionofhonor.org‘RarelySeenMasterworks from the Dutch Golden Age’ unveils 17th-century Dutch and Flemish works from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo collection. Godfried Schalcken’s Young Girl Eating Sweets (1680–85) accompanies works by Rembrandt and Jan Steen.

4R.B. Kitaj Abbot Hall Art Gallery Kendal9July–8 October www.abbothall.org.ukThefirstmajorKitajexhibitionintheUKin17years,‘PortraitsandReflections’reappraisestheworkoftheAmericanartistwhodiedin2007.The50paintingsandworksonpaperinthisportraitureshowincludethis2005studyofVanGogh,entitledAfterVincent.

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2Masters of Impressionism Musée des Impressionnismes, Giverny 13 July–31 October www.museedesimpressionnismesgiverny.com‘TheClarkCollection,fromManettoRenoir’unitesover70worksbyleadingImpressionistandpost-Impressionistpainters.FeaturingRenoir,MonetandGauguin,PierreBonnard’sLadieswithDog(1891)isamongthemajorworksondisplay.

5Rembrandt and Degas RijksmuseumAmsterdam1July–23Octoberwww.rijksmuseum.nlIt’swellknownthatDegas was inspired by Rembrandt, but this exhibition is the first show devoted to the Dutch master’s influence on the French painter. A series of early self-portraits by the two artists are a particular highlight, including this sombre Degas oil dating from 1855. ©

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7Royal Fabergé The Royal Collection London23July–3 October www.royalcollection.org.ukThisrareopportunitytoviewover100piecesfromtheFabergécollectionatBuckinghamPalacepresentspreviouslyunseenitemscollectedoversixgenerations.Amongtheenamelledandgloriouslydecoratedobjectsonshowisthiselegantcigarettecase,giventoEdwardVIin1903.

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9International Prints Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 30 July–28 November www.artgallery.wa.gov.au‘Plates,BlocksandStones: Five Centuries of International Prints’ showcases the aesthetic and technical qualities of the printed image, displaying over 80 prints, posters and woodcuts from the last 500 years. Alongside works by Dürer and Hockney is Edvard Munch’s The Day After (1895).

6Michelangelo Pistoletto Serpentine Gallery London12July–17 September www.serpentinegallery.orgThisexhibitioncelebrates the work of the contemporary Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the leading figures in the development of both Arte Povera and conceptual art. Pictured is The Cubic Meter of Infinity in a Mirroring Cube (1966–2007).

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8Renaissance Portraiture Bode-MuseumBerlin25August–20Novemberwww.smb.museumThismedalwiththehead of Johannes VI was struck by Pisanello around 1438–39, and is one of the works in ‘Renaissance Faces: Masterpieces of Italian Portraiture’. The show explores the genre’s development in the 15th century, and includes portraits by Botticelli and Mantegna.

10ItalianAltarpiecesNationalGalleryLondon6July–2Octoberwww.nationalgallery.org.ukDrawinguponitsholdings, the National Gallery’s ‘Devotion by Design’ considers the function, location, development and style of Italian altarpieces dated to the 15th century and earlier. Among the 40 works on display is The Madonna of the Swallow (1490) by Carlo Crivelli.

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