Andrew Vicari made bold claims to be the official painter to the King of Saudi Arabia but remains “largely unknown in Britain”

Painting of Fredrick Howard will remain at Castle Howard in Yorkshire<br>

The acquisition was made possible by a £7.4m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, one of the largest it has ever made

Detailed images reveal the design for the new museum outpost in east London

Gabrielle Berlatier was a farmer's daughter who kept her traumatic encounter with the artist a secret

Sybil Mignon Cooke left a touching wreath at the sculptor’s London memorial during the First World War. A new cache of letters, analysed here for the first time, reflects the extent of their affection

The exhibition in Amsterdam focuses on the artist’s mental illness and includes the revolver that he used to kill himself

Leading figures speak out about concerns for the future after UK votes to leave European Union<br>

The artist regarded his losses on the roulette table as “an expense related to painting”

Dutch artist's famous painting, The Haywain, shows musician playing bagpipe incorrectly. Could he be based on a previous print?

Proceeds from sale at Christie’s in London will benefit work on wildlife

Artists, institutions and art market respond to referendum result

Objects were evacuated to higher ground as heavy rains cause serious threat of flooding

Controversial ethnographic museum was a grand project of the former French president

Herzog & de Meuron’s ‘depot’ houses 400 key items of furniture

The painting of flowers, probably done in France during a mysterious period in the artist’s life, has been authenticated by the Paris-based Wildenstein Institute

Josef Helfenstein inherits more space— and lots of freedom

The Washington institution will share space in the new V&A East building, where it will show selected work from its 19 museum collections

The museum stands to lose around £500,000 a year when the current partnership agreement ends

French owner petitions the Queen after relic is taken across the Channel following export licence faux pas

Recently published records show that 14th-century work suffered serious damage in 1989

Spanish museum has assembled the greatest number of works by the Dutch master—but some have been demoted by Dutch scholars

Five-volume publication reveals artist’s unseen works—and his sadomasochistic side

Historic painting is being sold by descendants of Sir Francis Drake

With big boots to fill, Hartwig Fischer has his work cut out at an institution that pulls in nearly seven million visitors each year

The late Baron Heini Thyssen’s eye-popping valuation of Holbein painting stopped National Gallery loan, trustees’ minutes reveal

Herrick Gallery is marketing two pastels and eight drawings said to be by the Irish-born artist

With two weeks to polling day, Sadiq Khan plans 15 year culture strategy while Zac Goldsmith doesn’t mention the arts

Entrance hall of new extension will now be named after the Ukraine-born industrialist