An export ban was placed on the drawing in 2017 but the French culture ministry has not purchased the drawing as planned

The documentary film about the world’s most scrutinised painting, by the Danish director Andreas Koefoed, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday

The work is expected to fetch up to £12m in a live sale at Christie's London this July

Can the leaked Louvre book give us the final word on the much-maligned painting that we all need?

New scientific report confirms that wax bust of the goddess Flora—bought by the eminent museum director Wilhelm Bode—dates to after the Renaissance

A secret booklet appears to contradict claims made in a new documentary about the painting's attribution to Leonardo

A feature-length film, screening next week in France, sheds new light on the political machinations surrounding the world's most controversial painting

Author Ben Lewis is minting the masterpiece to highlight the art world’s ‘age-old inequities and injustices’

Search data from 84 countries last year shows that Leonardo, Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo were among the world's most popular artists

The Louvre’s examination of the picture and independent analysis suggest blessing hand and arm were not part of the artist’s original concept

From the catalogue for a controversial Guston show to a four-volume tome on Leonardo Da Vinci—and some lighter reads too

From Leonardo to Bacon, take your pick from a selection of essential texts on leading artists

Penitent Magdalene by Salaì, who entered Leonardo's workshop at the age of ten, was estimated at €100,000 to €150,000 and is one of only a handful of known works by the artist

Plus, artist Rita Keegan on her postponed show and Julia Peyton-Jones on Leonardo. Produced in association with Christie's

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

Previous highest figure was 540,000 people for the Eugène Delacroix show in 2018

Free entry—plus coffee and madeleines—promised for nocturnal visitors in a move that will allow an extra 30,000 people to see the exhibition

Insurance measures allowed the Leonardo painting to be included in the Louvre’s blockbuster if the loan was confirmed by 1 January. Now that date has passed, Martin Kemp laments its disappearance

Public collections usually avoid showing works that are on the market, but expert claims the $450m picture was made available to museums and collectors before the 2011 exhibition

The stigma around state museums selling works means that other institutions dare not buy them; and a frank review of the National Gallery's Leonardo exhibition

At least 250 volumes in European languages have been published in 2019, the year that saw the world commemorate 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci's death

“Museum” features reproductions, artefacts and even Salvator Mundi pasta sauce

Several institutions have closed, others have cut back their opening times as protests against Macron's retirement reforms sweep the country

Artistic fraudsters are still pushing their luck—creating works ranging from the barely believable to the downright hilarious

This once in a lifetime retrospective has a freshness and coherence which appeals to public and scholar alike

New book hopes research of papers belonging to the king's physician will lead to further "eureka" moments

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s luxury vessel has unexpectedly circumnavigated Europe and docked in the Netherlands