Experts have long assumed that a painting at London's National Gallery is one of many replicas of an original Dürer portrait. Now, a new book claims that this cracked copy is the real deal ...

Christie's set a new auction record for Artemisia Gentileschi, and the National Gallery of Art acquired a major work by the ...

The Musée d’Orsay have announced their acquisition of a Self Portrait by Gustave Caillebotte. Painted and exhibited in 1879, this is one of only five self portraits produced by the artist during his ...

Sofonisba Anguissola's 16th-century painting of a clergyman was known only through a black-and-white photo. However, the ...

The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

The museum devotes a retrospective to the work of the itinerant Cuban-born artist, who sought to merge his far-flung array of ...

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is known as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His artistic contributions completely changed the face of modern art. Picasso’s experiments with various ...

It’s probably happened to you, too. A visit to an exhibition or to a famous museum to see its permanent collection and you ...