In this exclusive extract from a new book, the London-based artist explains why Piero’s painting is his favourite in the National Gallery collection

The London institution was founded in 1824 to be “free to anyone who applied at the door”. That principle, epitomised by the exhibition "Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look", sits at the heart of the bicentennial celebrations

The gallery's curators reveal the role played by living artists and women in building the institution’s all-embracing character over the past 200 years

Ahead of an exhibition at the National Gallery in London that will pair two of his works with the Renaissance masterpiece, Hockney talks about what makes the work so special

Exhibition to explore David Hockney’s lifelong association with the London museum and engagement with Piero della Francesca’s “The Baptism of Christ“

Painstaking restoration of Italian master’s revered painting reveals its full glory once more

Russian museum is pursuing global expansion with long-term plans under way for Barcelona and China

Half of movable works by Renaissance master included in St Petersburg show