The oil sketch “Saint Gregory of Nazianzus” (1621) is one of five works by the Old Master that were unlawfully taken from the Friedenstein Foundation, with two still missing

Conservation has revealed the extensive changes Rubens made to a work originally by Herri Met de Bles

Fresh research has revealed how the prestigious pair seized the moment to ensure their likeness was painted by the great Dutch artist

Works by the painter, owned by the controversial "playboy" socialite, were offered at Christie's New York this month

Numerous scholars endorse recently attributed piece depicting Jesus in a crown of thorns

Sandra Gamarra Heshiki references 17th-century European paintings in her investigations of Spain’s colonial past and its ongoing repercussions

Looking back at the history of the pioneering dealership in post-war art, plus a thought-provoking new installation in Madison Square Park and Caravaggio's The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula

Sleeper hunter dealers must recognise they have an asymmetrical relationship to vulnerable people pressured by circumstance to sell off their treasured heirlooms

Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals

The portrait of Moses surfaced in Paris in 2022 and will form part of a loan exhibition at Waddesdon Manor in March

Plus, the challenges facing the Old Master market and a lithograph by Honoré Daumier

The category’s extraordinary works sell well, but the middle and lower ends of the market are in need of new ideas

Scientists discovered extra seam during Operation Night Watch conservation project at the Rijksmuseum

Evening sales at Sotheby's and Christie's drew in £19.4m and £21.3m, respectively

The painting could more than double the Spanish Old Master's auction record when it hits the block at Sotheby's

The culture ministry had been given 30 months to raise the funds to purchase the work after its sale at auction in 2019 was halted

The exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery will display rarely shown drawings, while the Städel Museum survey will show what might be the artist’s oldest known painting

Layers of earlier well-meaning but overzealous restoration work had obscured the Old Master’s hand—until now

Arthur Brand, who helped to recover a Van Gogh painting last month, says he was watching a "boring football game" when the surprising delivery was made

The painting, acquired by Augustus III, hung in a Soviet general’s home after the war

New show will examine the political and economic conditions that shaped the family’s fortunes

Connoisseurs and app makers agree on one thing: artificial intelligence-driven apps may supplement but do not replace the human eye and expertise in assessing a picture’s authorship

The 17th-century Bologna-based painter is the subject of a concentrated presentation at Robert Simon Gallery in New York

First major survey of Dutch painter in three decades will include reunited panels and monumental paintings

The so-called de Brécy Tondo has in the past been assumed to be a Victorian copy

The auction house made £53.9m (with fees) from 38 lots, and saw a new record established for Fra Angelico

The £39.4m auction was led by a 15th-century painting by the Master of the Baroncelli Portraits at £7.9m, while a new record was set for a work by William Hogarth—albeit sold to a single bid

The annual eclectic gallery trail finishes on Friday, with 51 participants to see around central London

Lino Frongia is suspected of producing the fakes that sold for millions of euros

Bold pairings of paintings by the contemporary German artist with those of the Old Masters are both provocative and elegiac