Part of the Wellington Collection in London, the picture was originally believed to be by a minor north Italian artist

The painting, long the subject of an attribution dispute, is now at the centre of a legal conflict over ownership

During London's Classic Week, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline

Five lots from the DFS founder Graham Kirkham's collection made up almost half of the value of the £56.3m London sale, which was led by a late Turner

Our pick of highlights from London Art Week exhibitions and auctions, including an export-barred Renaissance cabinet and an uncharacteristically cheery Ribera

France's Gazette Drouot claims that Hill might have bought the painting and it could be headed for the Met in New York, according to a source

Estimated to sell between €100m-€150m at auction on Friday, an anonymous buyer has snapped up the disputed painting that was discovered in a French attic

The uncovered figure changes the composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

High-level diplomacy is being used to secure the artist’s most important works for blockbuster anniversary show in Paris

There has been intense competition to borrow works by the artist during the 500th anniversary of his death this year

A Dutch double portrait from Frank Stella's collection led the New York auctions by fetching $10m

Two works from the private collection of renowned New York dealer Herman Schickman hit the auction block today after being loaned and lost from the Met's collection

A reminiscence of the New York socialite, arts patron and philanthropist by Keith Christiansen, the chairman of the Met's European Paintings Department

London case surrounding Brueghel painting raises questions over whether a work's full sales history should be listed—even when that shows a big markup

A new show at the Legion of Honor is the first to focus on the artist's post-Italy years

The Old Master specialist who researched the provenance of the recently attributed painting on the joys of exploring French attics

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Van Dyck’s portrait of a princess bride to a rare painting by a Brazilian Modernist

From Moroni's inventive portraiture to Hans Op de Beeck's dreamlike world

Kris Martin says his addition to the Flemish masterpiece turns observers into “just judges”

Dutch Old Masters in the retailer’s corporate collection are to be sold at Sotheby’s

Still Life With Mackerel demonstrates the French 18th-century artist's virtuosity in the genre

London-based gallery will team up with interior designer Chahan to create "home of a 21st-century Grand Tourist" in the medieval Abbazia di San Gregorio

As shows marking the 350th anniversary of the Old Master's death open, we look at his masterpieces at the Rijksmuseum, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the British Museum. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

The Art Fund's latest report concludes that museums and galleries offer a way to de-stress—but they should not just a place for calm and comfort

Sotheby’s sees strong sales for works on paper by Rubens and Carracci while interest in masterworks by female artists slowly rises

Our pick of the highlights from January's auctions and fairs

On The Art Newspaper podcast, we find out about the scandalous faking of signatures helped keep a female painter out of the spotlight

We speak to curators Letizia Treves and Jordana Pomeroy about the growing trend to bring historical female artists to the fore. Plus, Kate MacGarry tells us about participating in Condo London. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

New US owner of former Chinese building-materials business turns to lucrative fractional ownership of art