Martin Bailey
Dürer’s “Virgin of the Sorrows”: almost too terrible to show in Munich
Three works by the German master went on show last month following an acid attack a decade ago. Two have been restored with a new ion-exchange technique used on paintings for the first time
German Renaissance altarpiece dismembered
Edinburgh buys central panel, but the wings may have escaped
From the archive (1998): How The Art Newspaper tracked down Ethiopia’s greatest icon after its looting by a British agent in 1868
The Kwer'ata Re'esu was kept in a bank vault in Portugal, where our correspondent examined it and took colour photographs in 1998
New research shows Yasuda Sunflowers picture to be authentic Van Gogh
“Sunflowers” back in bloom
From the archive | By George! How Roy Strong acquired admired paintings of Handel and Stubbs in his first year at the National Portrait Gallery
Archives telling the story of Strong’s first years as director of the London museum, released under the 30-year rule, reveal how money was raised for two of the finest 18th-century portraits in its collection
From the archive | When Jacob Rothschild spoke out about the challenges of running the Heritage Lottery Fund
Rothschild retired as the first chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund at the end of March 1998. In a rare interview, he described its relationship with government
Pleasant and acceptable: how Pietro Annigoni came to create a second portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 1970
In 1967 the National Portrait Gallery in London did not own a portrait of the monarch—but commissioning one was to prove a challenge
Biggest Art Nouveau show ever at the V&A
Exhibition promises to be “the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of Art Nouveau ever staged”
Search continues for missing Raphael painting
Stolen in 1945 from a Polish prince’s museum, it is now thought to be in Bavaria
Breughel-Breughel exhibition marred as family battles over gallery established with funds of Nazi Alfried Krupp
The Krupps go to war again
A Tate for the 21st century: decisions to be made about the collection remaining at Millbank Tate
With modern foreign art to be displayed at Bankside, opinion within the Tate differs as to how the story of British art should be told
We revealed that as many as forty-five well-known Van Goghs might be fakes. Now John Leighton, director of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, responds
"There is room for uncertainty around the edges"
Why we are happy with our four oil paintings: The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam responds to leading scholar’s doubt
The Van Gogh fakes controversy continues
Sir Denis Mahon retracts his gift to the Walker in protest against entry charges
Baroque paintings given to National Gallery of Ireland instead
Bringing British art out of the shadows
Sir Edwin Manton, an American-based insurance executive, has donated £7 million ($11.2 million)
At least 45 Van Goghs may well be fakes: The Art Newspaper investigates
Sixteen of the doubted paintings are displayed in the Van Gogh museum; leading scholars to consider another 21 dubious works
The aspirations of Chris Smith, new Labour Secretary of State for National Heritage
Smith hopes for Britain to rejoin UNESCO, aiming divert Lottery funds to health and education
Revealed: what happened to the “degenerate” art in Germany’s museums, from G to Z
A 1941 typescript has been discovered that fills in the missing history of 16,588 works of art seized by the Nazis
Holbein's 500th birthday receives international recognition
It is marked by three celebrations in his native Basel and an exhibition at London's National Gallery on his renowned “Ambassadors”
Mysterious religious treasures from Mount Athos go on display in Thessaloniki
The monastery has been forbidden to women since 1060 and remains barely accessible to laymen, making this public exhibition an opportunity of a lifetime
Twenty-five Hermitage “treasures” gained as war loot still unclaimed
Watercolours and drawings seized by the Red Army in a Berlin bunker in 1945 have been on show in the Hermitage earlier this year for the first time
Britain’s National Art Library is full so V&A library may occupy the old Public Record Office
The curators are reluctant, but a move seems unavoidable
Lottery winners and losers. £150 million to make Britain’s museums and galleries into world leaders
But Victoria and Albert Museum’s £23m British Galleries project sent back to the drawing board
Sir Denis Mahon threatens to withdraw pictures from Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery
Veteran collector and lobbyist for the arts opposes introduction of entrance fees
Suffocation is the new non-toxic way of eliminating insect pests
Getty conservators research new methods of protecting museum works from pests
The Queen Mother is revealed to be a top collector
Clarence House is full of treasures
Vast exodus of art from Hong Kong due to fears of a Chinese clamp-down after the handover
Collectors fear changes to export regulations after British departure
Afghanistan’s historical sites devastated: An up-to-date survey
Looting, conflict and mining have caused terrible destruction
Gilbert collection of gold and silver to go to Medici palace as well as the V&A
Timothy Schroder named curator for the collection, and will start work on the Somerset House displays
The Tate Gallery: What The Queen, Mark Rothko, Peggy Guggenheim and Barbara Hepworth all said.
In Britain, official papers are revealed after thirty years. The Art Newspaper was ready and waiting to see what was—and what might have been