Old Masters
Old Masters, new tricks: conservators unearth century-old collection’s secrets
Two years of investigation preceded the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s exhibition of highlights from the Johnson Collection
Podcast episode seven: the tale of an Old Master forgery scandal
The 'masterpieces' that fooled the art world. Plus: a review of London's latest shows, from Cezanne to Soutine.
Double Dutch: MFA Boston gets aligned gifts of 17th-century Netherlandish art, with work by Rubens, Rembrandt and van Dyck
The donation—the largest in the museum’s history—also include funds for a new study centre dedicated to the period
Christie’s to auction long-lost painting by Mannerist artist Spranger
German private owner reaches settlement with Jewish art historian’s heirs
Longstanding Met curator moves to Colnaghi to launch New York gallery
After nearly 30 years at the museum, antiquities expert Carlos Picón will head dealer’s new US venture
A long history of scholarship drives survey of Raphael’s drawings currently exhibited at the Ashmolean
Debate over attribution has marked modern scholarship on this great master, bringing nuance to the Oxford show
Worth the pilgrimage: on Francesco de Mura at Vassar College
Much of this long-neglected Baroque artist's work is lost, but what remains is worth another look
Worth the detour: on the National Gallery's lesser-known Renaissance masterpieces
Works from Bologna and Ferrara are the subject of a comprehensive new catalogue
Bill Viola reimagines the Renaissance with a retrospective in Florence
The Palazzo Strozzi mixes Viola's videos and installations with the Old Masters that inspired them
Old Masters collectors chase new discoveries at New York sales
Competition is stiff for confirmed works, but buyers also gave a nod to quality
Spot the horse: imaging technology reveals hidden secrets of Dutch Golden Age paintings
New algorithm, developed by scientists at the National Gallery of Art, precisely aligns layered images to reveal compositional differences
Heart-pounding discovery of rare Leonardo da Vinci drawing
The double-sided work, valued at €15m, depicts Saint Sebastian on its front and optical studies by the Old Master on the reverse
London's Old Master sales bolstered by private collections
Major surprise was last-minute withdrawal of Goya sketch at Christie's
Goya, Constable and Brueghel headline Old Master auctions in London
Tefaf New York proved there is life in the market—can this week's sales do the same?
Sotheby’s buys Orion Analytical lab in fight against art fraud
As forgery cases pile up, auction house is also setting up a scientific research department
Colnaghi to inaugurate new London space during Frieze week
Historic Old Masters gallery will open with exhibition around themes of mortality and vanity
Rubens puts Christie's on top during Old Masters week in London
As the auction season comes to an end, big brand names keep the market buoyant
Object lessons: best of London's Old Master auctions
From a poetic Claude landscape to Rubens's masterpiece depicting biblical incest, here's our pick of this week's sales
Truth is stranger than fiction? New book adds bizarre twist in tale of Prince of Liechtenstein’s Cranach
French novel about fictional master forger is being studied by French police for clues
Smears, counterclaims and lawsuits—the tangled web surrounding Prince of Liechtenstein’s Cranach
Old Master works by Orazio Gentileschi, Frans Hals and Diego Velázquez drawn into dispute
Small works come out tops at new-style Tefaf Maastricht
Recently-discovered Rembrandt, a revamped first floor, the New York editions—and an unfolding authenticity scandal outside the fair—contributed to a buzzy opening
Not illustrious: Matthew Collings on Spanish Masters at the Hermitage Amsterdam
Museums officials have failed to bring anything new to the work on display
Three picks from next week's Old Masters auctions at Sotheby’s New York
All eyes are on Gentileschi’s $25m Danaë, but some other works deserve collectors’ attention too
Flattering portrait of Henry VIII helps Sotheby’s dominate Old Master auctions
Work from Hans Holbein’s studio was a highlight of London’s sale season
Exact location of Vermeer’s Little Street discovered
Pair of buildings depicted in painting identified as Tripe Gate in Delft
London gallery Colnaghi joins forces with Spanish dealers
Mayfair stalwart gets "new lease of life" in merger with Coll & Cortes
Dispute over Venetian painting seized by Vichy regime resolved after more than 70 years
Late 18th-century Vincenzo Chilone regatta scene once owned by John and Anna Jaffé is due to be sold at Christie’s
European dealers bring eclectic mix of antiques and Old Masters to New York
In their first collaboration, the gallerists are showing 300 works priced from $30,000 to $10m
Painting the Reformation: the Cranachs celebrated
Six books reveal the multifaceted output of the elder and younger Cranach in Thuringia
More lows than highs at the Old Master sales in London
Asian buyers were active, but Russians largely absent in a week of mixed results at Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams