Old Masters
Rubens sketch illegally sold in aftermath of Second World War returned to museum in Germany
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
From one hand to another: painting reworked by Rubens to be sold at Sotheby’s
Conservation has revealed the extensive changes Rubens made to a work originally by Herri Met de Bles
A canny couple: Amsterdam’s former mayor and his wife identified as sitters in Frans Hals portraits
Fresh research has revealed how the prestigious pair seized the moment to ensure their likeness was painted by the great Dutch artist
Lely portraits owned by bankrupt collector James Stunt flop at auction
Works by the painter, owned by the controversial "playboy" socialite, were offered at Christie's New York this month
New ‘Caravaggio’ work—once estimated at auction for €1,500—to go on show at the Prado
Numerous scholars endorse recently attributed piece depicting Jesus in a crown of thorns
Spanish-Peruvian artist brings Old Masters to the New World at the Venice Biennale
Sandra Gamarra Heshiki references 17th-century European paintings in her investigations of Spain’s colonial past and its ongoing repercussions
The Week in Art podcast | Marlborough Gallery closes, Rose B. Simpson in New York, Caravaggio’s final painting
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
It’s time to end the predatory practices of 'sleeper hunters'
Sleeper hunter dealers must recognise they have an asymmetrical relationship to vulnerable people pressured by circumstance to sell off their treasured heirlooms
New York Old Master sales deliver tepid results at Christie's and Sotheby's
Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals
Rothschild foundation acquires lost Guercino masterpiece
The portrait of Moses surfaced in Paris in 2022 and will form part of a loan exhibition at Waddesdon Manor in March
Rewriting history? The fraught politics behind India's new Ram temple
Plus, the challenges facing the Old Master market and a lithograph by Honoré Daumier
The Old Master trade is still seeking new ways to restore it to life
The category’s extraordinary works sell well, but the middle and lower ends of the market are in need of new ideas
Revealed: the damp-proof lead layer protecting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
Scientists discovered extra seam during Operation Night Watch conservation project at the Rijksmuseum
Rediscovered paintings by Rembrandt and Canaletto fail to turbocharge London Old Master auctions
Evening sales at Sotheby's and Christie's drew in £19.4m and £21.3m, respectively
Long-unseen royal portrait by Diego Velázquez could bring $35m at auction
The painting could more than double the Spanish Old Master's auction record when it hits the block at Sotheby's
Cimabue ‘kitchen’ painting placed under export ban ends up at the Louvre
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
New insights about Hans Holbein and his sitters come to light ahead of London and Frankfurt shows
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
How Princeton rediscovered a Rubens in its collection
Layers of earlier well-meaning but overzealous restoration work had obscured the Old Master’s hand—until now
Six paintings stolen from a Dutch town hall left on art detective's doorstep
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
Dutch dealer returns Weenix landscape stolen in the Second World War to Dresden museum
The painting, acquired by Augustus III, hung in a Soviet general’s home after the war
Five generations of Brueghels are brought together for the first time
New show will examine the political and economic conditions that shaped the family’s fortunes
A question of attribution: just how useful can AI tools be?
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
Baroque sensation Elisabetta Sirani finally has her first solo show outside Italy
The 17th-century Bologna-based painter is the subject of a concentrated presentation at Robert Simon Gallery in New York
Drunkard or genius? London's National Gallery gets up close and personal with Frans Hals
First major survey of Dutch painter in three decades will include reunited panels and monumental paintings
‘Clearly a copy from the 19th century’—Old Masters scholars reject AI-attributed Raphael
The so-called de Brécy Tondo has in the past been assumed to be a Victorian copy
Long-lost canvas by Flemish painter Michael Sweerts propels Christie's Old Master sale in London to its best result in seven years
The auction house made £53.9m (with fees) from 38 lots, and saw a new record established for Fra Angelico
Selective buying leaves 35% of lots unsold at Sotheby's Old Master sale in London
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
From the 'Bloomsbury stud' to unseen works by Winifred Nicholson—our pick of London Art Week
The annual eclectic gallery trail finishes on Friday, with 51 participants to see around central London
Italian painter arrested as investigations continue in Old Master forgery scandal
Lino Frongia is suspected of producing the fakes that sold for millions of euros
The Big Review: Georg Baselitz: Naked Masters at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna ★★★★★
Bold pairings of paintings by the contemporary German artist with those of the Old Masters are both provocative and elegiac