New York judge rules the auction house must face trial as part of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s art fraud lawsuit

Painting might be older than catalogued thanks to one particular detail

Culture is being used by Saudi Arabia to project an image of a state that “enriches lives, celebrates national identity and builds understanding between people”

Dated to a century after Leonardo's death, the work does not come from the artist's studio

There was an "open-minded and collegiate atmosphere" during scholarly proceedings in Leipzig, notably untouched by Leonardo "politics"

The Art Newspaper charts the existence of the world's most expensive work of art, from 1478 to today

Respected textiles scholar and dealer Michael Franses was employed in 2009, by one of the syndicate who owned the painting, to offer it for sale to a handful of the world's leading museums

Martin Clayton, the Royal Collection Trust's head of prints and drawings presented his research at a major conference in Leipzig

The story of the "Léonard de Vinci. Le Salvator Mundi" publication that was withdrawn from sale

At the record-breaking sale at Christie's New York on 15 November 2017, the audience gasped and whooped as if they were at a very exclusive firework display

Warranties of authenticity offered to buyers can be hard to enforce when auctioneers can fall back on the “generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts”

The painting has not been seen in public since it was allegedly bought by the Saudi Crown Prince for $450m in 2017—but the art historian Martin Kemp suggests it may soon be brought "into the light"

Robert B. Simon, the New York dealer who earlier had an interest in the $450m painting, questions our front-page article about a Prado catalogue downgrading the work from a fully authenticated Leonardo

Publication for Mona Lisa show puts the painting in category of works that are attributed to, or authorised or supervised by the Renaissance master

The documentary features experts including editor-in-chief of The Art Newspaper, Alison Cole, and editor-at-large Georgina Adam

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

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

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’

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

The copy of Leonardo's $450m painting was taken from the Museum of San Domenico Maggiore last year

Caiola Productions plan to put on the show—a mix of Hamilton and Willy Wonka—in New York in 2022

Publication with new scientific analysis of the picture was withdrawn after the Saudi authorities refused to loan Leonardo’s $450m painting to Paris

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

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