Melanie Gerlis sets the scene for six specialist collecting categories at this year’s Maastricht fair

Noah Charney on the hundreds of works that were described those who saw them as wondrous, but which were only ever meant to be temporary

Court artist had an impressive roster of sitters including Mary Rose Tudor

From Pontormo to Klimt, dealers invest in research in the hope of boosting prices

Worcester Art Museum argues for reattribution of altarpiece panels by Verrocchio’s workshop

The Dutch engraver who influenced Rembrandt shines in Munich

He is famous for his Lives, but his drawings deserve attention, too

Did the arts really flourish the Pope's patronage?

The source of a major change in icon painting may have been discovered

Contrary to popular opinion, the Early Renaissance German art market developed simultaneously with, not later than, those in Italy and the Low Countries

The trio from Murano steps out of the shadow of Bellini, Giorgione and Titian in new show

Cleaning and LED lighting give visitors a glimpse of how the space originally looked

New thinking about Da Vinci and Michelangelo considers their different approaches and the reception their work received

In a new book, the artist's project is seen from many angles

Draughtsmanship was one of the artist's finest skills

A survey of objects acquired between birth and death in early modern Europe that accompanies a Fitzwilliam exhibition

Part one of a series on Luther’s favourite painter and publicist

Part two of a series on Luther’s favourite painter and publicist

Part three of a series on Luther’s favourite painter and publicist

David Ekserdjian learns more from a monumental monograph on father and son