New report traces the origins of the oft-repeated superlative, which its authors say is incorrect and actually makes it harder to fight trafficking

The year-long grant will support three graduate students researching Nazi-confiscated cultural artefacts between 1933 and 1945

Red chalk preparatory work may be linked to “Worship of the Brazen Serpent” section of Vatican masterpiece

Stefan Guzy has scoured archives from the Holy Roman Empire and believes he has traced back the ownership of the mysterious cipher book

A book and exhibition will reveal surprising facts about some of the artist’s best-loved motifs

The Women Art Dealers Digital Archives explores the role of historical women gallerists as powerful forces in once-niche markets that have since become major sectors of the art world

Scientific testing reveals that the artist radically changed his depiction of a Paris couple in a landmark 1788 painting

A three-year research project looked at the materials in four works from the same period to explain their differing conditions

On 25 March, the city began celebrating 1,600 years of its history—but the date is somewhat fishy

Connections have been made between the Colby College Museum of Art’s Man with a Flowered Coat and portraits of the 17th-century commander Sayyid Muzzafar in international collections

Institute is claiming copyright ownership and right to publish expert’s research, alongside share of profits from Institut Restellini which it claims charges €30,000 per inquiry