Restorationnews
Ilya Repin's chilling painting of Ivan the Terrible—vandalised in 2018 by a drunk man with a metal pole—goes back on show at Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery
The work was temporarily rehung for press, but the public will have to wait until a bulletproof "protective capsule" can be installed
Exhibitionsnews
'We will not forget about Viktor': incarcerated Russian arms dealer's art goes on show in Moscow
Viktor Bout was handed a 25-year sentence in the US in 2010 for conspiring to sell weapons to FARC, Colombia's largest rebel group
Artistsnews
Hundreds of artists’ studios in Moscow to be bulldozed amid government’s huge renovation plan
Evicted artists say authorities are leaving them out in the cold by failing to provide alternative workshops
‘Genuine’ Leonardo ‘sold’ for €72m on classified ads site Avito
The seller says that the painting, titled A Young Girl in Furs, was authenticated by the Stockholm art valuation firm Atelje Catellani
Russianews
Tretyakov clamps down on ‘illegal’ tours by banning visitors from discussing works of art
Ordinary groups are being targeted by the gallery’s guards for "exchanging views" about paintings in fight against bogus guides