This week's attack by climate protesters is the third time that the National Gallery masterpiece has been recruited to articulate contemporary social or cultural concerns

Two Just Stop Oil Activists targeted the work as a protest against new UK gas and oil licences, just over a century after the suffragette Mary Richardson attacked the same painting in 1914

Although the artist is best known as the subject of a portrait by his master, a new show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will shine a light on his life and career

An inspirational teacher, charismatic museum director, Poussin scholar and curator, he was working to the end

A firsthand encounter with the Spanish artist's portrait of Pope Innocent X in Rome puts the later interpretations in perspective

The subjects of great works of art have not always led the romanticised life we imagine, as examples from a new book show

The hype surrounding major anniversary celebrations saw big turnouts for Bruegel, Leonardo and Rembrandt

We speak to the artist behind the extraordinary Wheatfield work and visit two new shows in the Netherlands. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum reveals both artists as masters of psychology and technique

Two exhibitions to be held at the Rijksmuseum this year will provide a cohesive overview of Rembrandt’s life and work

After conservation effort, Museum of Fine Arts decides its hunch was correct