Plus, Gerard Byrne on his work inspired by a Swedish diorama

Suzy Lewis recalls the "absolute disaster" of the painting's 1982 sale

Our pick of highlights from New York's Master Week sales

‘Abraham and the Angels’ is one of only two Old Testament paintings to remain in private hands

From Eugene Von Bruenchenhein’s rapturous paintings to Brassaï’s Parisian underground

Christie's end of season Old Masters evening sale in London totals £22.8m, despite last-minute withdrawal of Bernadino Luini's Nativity

The pandemic has forced a resolutely analogue trade to go digital. Despite the technical hurdles, the results have surprised even traditionalists

The 17th century painting of a young girl blowing on brazier by the French baroque painter sold at Lempertz in Germany today

While the royal residence is under repair, some of the Royal Collection’s most famous paintings have been relocated and displayed in a more convenient setting

The work was offered for sale at £1.5m to £2.5m in 2019 but US collector Bill Middendorf has decided to give it to the Belgian city

Exhibition will include the never previously exhibited transcript of the Rome trial when Artemisia accused a fellow artist of rape

The view of Dresden's Zwinger moat had been returned to the heirs of Max Emden and will now be offered for sale in London on 28 July

José Manuel Ballester, the Spanish artist behind a series of reimagined Old Master paintings shared widely online during the coronavirus pandemic, has created a new work to help raise funds for Italy’s Pinacoteca de Brera

Exhibited from today at Dresden’s Kupferstich-Kabinett, the picture of an old man is the only undisputed drawing by the Dutch Old Master that survives

As part of a growing trend, Sotheby's is launching The Dealer's Eye, two sales of works consigned by nearly 40 Old Master galleries in London and New York

A Young Woman with a Wine Glass and a Musician playing a Tenor Recorder could be a copy of a work by the great Dutch painter

“Once in a lifetime exhibition”, which closed early due to the coronavirus outbreak, will not be extended

Camillo Palladini was a master swordsman whose work has been lost for centuries until this publication

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

The Hamburger Kunsthalle’s exhibition catalogue groups Tiepolo, Fragonard and Goya as forerunners of Modernism

London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”

Renaissance specialists are divided as to which painting is the one commissioned by Philip II of Spain: the one at London's Apsley House or the one at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid

The masterpieces produced for Philip II will go on show at London's National Gallery before touring to Edinburgh, Madrid and Boston

French investigation into Giuliano Ruffini, the prime suspect in the case, is hampered by Milan ruling

One of very few examples in private hands, the work from an American collection is coming to the market via Agnews

Survey at the Scuderie del Quirinale is jointly organised by the Uffizi in Florence and will focus on the Renaissance master's crucial Roman period

While auction houses are more aggressive and newer works dominate the global market, Tefaf’s exhibitors remain resolute

Lino Frongia was arrested in September as part of a major investigation involving works purportedly by Lucas Cranach, Frans Hals, Parmigianino, Gentileschi and Bronzino

Restored work—with “Artemisia” signature—will be shown by conservation studio during major National Gallery exhibition

Almost 60 works by artists including Rembrandt, Annibale Carracci and Sebastiano del Piombo will go on show at the Millennium Gallery