"There are people who are destroying the planet, that's why I did it," the vandal said

The Da Vinci Face platform uses using artificial intelligence and sophisticated algorithms to transform you into an Old Master

Robert B. Simon, the New York dealer who earlier had an interest in the $450m painting, questions our front-page article about a Prado catalogue downgrading the work from a fully authenticated Leonardo

Publication for Mona Lisa show puts the painting in category of works that are attributed to, or authorised or supervised by the Renaissance master

Exhibition on Madrid museum’s copy of the Mona Lisa sheds new light on the original

The documentary features experts including editor-in-chief of The Art Newspaper, Alison Cole, and editor-at-large Georgina Adam

The tiny "Post It note" drawing was sold by Thomas Kaplan, owner of the Leiden collection of Rembrandts, who bought it in 2008 based on a fax

An export ban was placed on the drawing in 2017 but the French culture ministry has not purchased the drawing as planned

The documentary film about the world’s most scrutinised painting, by the Danish director Andreas Koefoed, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday

The work is expected to fetch up to £12m in a live sale at Christie's London this July

Can the leaked Louvre book give us the final word on the much-maligned painting that we all need?

New scientific report confirms that wax bust of the goddess Flora—bought by the eminent museum director Wilhelm Bode—dates to after the Renaissance

A secret booklet appears to contradict claims made in a new documentary about the painting's attribution to Leonardo

A feature-length film, screening next week in France, sheds new light on the political machinations surrounding the world's most controversial painting

Author Ben Lewis is minting the masterpiece to highlight the art world’s ‘age-old inequities and injustices’

Search data from 84 countries last year shows that Leonardo, Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo were among the world's most popular artists

The Louvre’s examination of the picture and independent analysis suggest blessing hand and arm were not part of the artist’s original concept

From the catalogue for a controversial Guston show to a four-volume tome on Leonardo Da Vinci—and some lighter reads too

From Leonardo to Bacon, take your pick from a selection of essential texts on leading artists

Penitent Magdalene by Salaì, who entered Leonardo's workshop at the age of ten, was estimated at €100,000 to €150,000 and is one of only a handful of known works by the artist

Plus, artist Rita Keegan on her postponed show and Julia Peyton-Jones on Leonardo. Produced in association with Christie's

The hype surrounding major anniversary celebrations saw big turnouts for Bruegel, Leonardo and Rembrandt

Previous highest figure was 540,000 people for the Eugène Delacroix show in 2018

Free entry—plus coffee and madeleines—promised for nocturnal visitors in a move that will allow an extra 30,000 people to see the exhibition

Insurance measures allowed the Leonardo painting to be included in the Louvre’s blockbuster if the loan was confirmed by 1 January. Now that date has passed, Martin Kemp laments its disappearance

Public collections usually avoid showing works that are on the market, but expert claims the $450m picture was made available to museums and collectors before the 2011 exhibition

The stigma around state museums selling works means that other institutions dare not buy them; and a frank review of the National Gallery's Leonardo exhibition