From an anxious Lucian Freud to an enigmatic Rembrandt and a noirish Cindy Sherman, these self-portraits take the selfie to a new artistic level, writes Jonathan Jones

From Henry VIII's larger-than-life armour to Titian's phallic pomp, here are portraits of men dressed to impress, writes Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones: From scandalous scenes in the French countryside to Rubens' plea for the pleasures of peace, here are the finest al fresco dining paintings in history

From rare bronzes found in the sea to goddesses that proved a millennium ahead of their time, ancient Greek art is majestic, vital and full of high drama, writes Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones: From Monet's mellow yellows to Olafur Eliasson's giant cosmic installation in the Tate's Turbine Hall, here are the best examples of solar flair by art's sun-worshippers

From Warhol's eight-hour epic Empire to Gaudí's plans for his own Hotel Attraction, the high-rise has loomed large in the artistic imagination, writes Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones: The first world war coincided with one of the most creative periods in the history of art, and among all the other tragic losses, we should count the future masterpieces that we never got to see

From Matt Groening's pre-Simpson's strip to Michelangelo's ceiling and Hogarth's social commentary, artists have been reinventing the cartoon for centuries, writes Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones: From Tracey Emin's, strewn with condoms and cigarette butts, to Rembrandt's love-making couple and Munch's Sick Child, the bed in art is a cradle for our loneliness, eroticism and fears

Jonathan Jones: Fabritius's Goldfinch, Hirst's pickled lamb, Durer's rhino ... here are the finest (and the absolute corniest) artworks of the animal kingdom in all its majesty

From toppled toreadors to inanimate aristocrats, with a croaked Christ or two on the way, take a tour of art's most interesting cadavers

Jonathan Jones: Man Ray's violin woman, a masterpiece of Japanese erotica and David Hockney's most liberating pool painting ... check out these choice rear views

Jonathan Jones: Here are the most divine, potent and powerful women ever immortalised, from Klimt's Athena and Van Dyck's Fortune to the big-breasted mysteries of the Ice Age

Jonathan Jones: Crawling cannibals, mummies on the move, werewolves, rat-men, and the inspiration for The Exorcist ... here are all your worst nightmares come to life

Jonathan Jones: From Manet's dreamy barmaid to Warhol's multicoloured Marilyn Monroe and ancient Egypt's beauty queen … here are the painted faces you'll never forget