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The biggest art exhibitions opening around the world in 2021

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The Year Ahead 2021

The biggest art exhibitions opening around the world in 2021

The new year's must-see shows include Vermeer and Botticelli blockbusters; major Jasper Johns and Yayoi Kusama retrospectives; and sweeping surveys on Iran, slavery and queer art

The Art Newspaper with updates by José da Silva

Missing out on Artemisia Gentileschi because of lockdown? Here's a video tour of the National Gallery exhibition

Artemisia Gentileschi

Missing out on Artemisia Gentileschi because of lockdown? Here's a video tour of the National Gallery exhibition

As coronavirus forces English museums to close, take a virtual guided trip around the much-anticipated show of the female Old Master with this video and podcast

Hosted by Ben Luke. Filmed and produced by David Clack

The Big Review: Artemisia at the National Gallery in London

Review
Exhibitions

The Big Review: Artemisia at the National Gallery in London

The artist’s first major UK exhibition uses dramatic spaces and biographical detail to bring her career into closer focus

Sheila McTighe

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

Review
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From the National Gallery's long-awaited Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition to Damien Hirst's career-spanning show at his own Newport Street Gallery

Gareth Harris, José da Silva and Kabir Jhala

I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19

Comment
Diary of an art historian

I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19

A trip to the National Gallery was eerie and alien—although a newly restored Van Dyck painting briefly shook off my anxiety

Bendor Grosvenor

An expert’s guide to Artemisia Gentileschi: five must-read books on the Italian artist

Blog
Book Club

An expert’s guide to Artemisia Gentileschi: five must-read books on the Italian artist

All you ever wanted to know about Artemisia, from the best biographies to a book about her place in early modern feminism—selected by Italian painting specialist Letizia Treves

José da Silva

Three exhibitions to see in London, New York and online this weekend

Review
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London, New York and online this weekend

From Nicolaes Maes at London's National Gallery to a meditative installation at Rockaway Beach in New York

Kabir Jhala and Gabriella Angeleti

A right royal (socially-distanced) outing to London's National Gallery for the Duchess of Cornwall

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coronavirus

A right royal (socially-distanced) outing to London's National Gallery for the Duchess of Cornwall

The Art Newspaper

Tate and National Gallery commercial units to cut hundreds of employees

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Museums & Heritage

Tate and National Gallery commercial units to cut hundreds of employees

While the museums’ staff have avoided layoffs, their colleagues in retail and catering have not been as lucky

Hannah McGivern

The destruction of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal heritage

Podcast

The destruction of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal heritage

Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's

Hosted by Ben Luke with guest speaker Sophia Kishkovsky. Produced by Julia Michalska, David Clack and Aimee Dawson

Spring into summer: see the major shows almost scuppered by lockdown

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Exhibitions

Spring into summer: see the major shows almost scuppered by lockdown

From Titian's masterpieces and a major Raphael survey, to the final stop of the Soul of a Nation tour

José da Silva

Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons

Comment
Exhibitions

Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons

By bowing out of the Renaissance blockbuster tour, the Edinburgh museum has not only let down the Scottish public but shown its priorities are misplaced

Bendor Grosvenor

Now stuck in Japanese lockdown, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers will not return to UK until next summer

Blog
Adventures with Van Gogh

Now stuck in Japanese lockdown, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers will not return to UK until next summer

Londoners will have to wait even longer to see the National Gallery’s 60 touring masterpieces

a blog by Martin Bailey

More than 40 UK museums and conservators donate personal protective equipment to help NHS fight coronavirus

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coronavirus

More than 40 UK museums and conservators donate personal protective equipment to help NHS fight coronavirus

Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services

Anny Shaw

Titian’s poesie reunited at London's National Gallery—but is it with the right Danaë?

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Titian

Titian’s poesie reunited at London's National Gallery—but is it with the right Danaë?

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

Martin Bailey

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

Review
Exhibitions

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From David Hockney's portraits to a photography show radically rethinking masculinity

José da Silva, Kabir Jhala and Tom Seymour

BBC head Tony Hall joins London's National Gallery to lead board of trustees

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Appointments

BBC head Tony Hall joins London's National Gallery to lead board of trustees

Hall will leave his top media job in the summer to take up the unpaid position at the museum

Gareth Harris

Sticking it to the man: first look at 'feminist icon' Artemisia Gentileschi's works for National Gallery show

Artemisia Gentileschi

Sticking it to the man: first look at 'feminist icon' Artemisia Gentileschi's works for National Gallery show

Exhibition on rediscovered 17th-century artist is due to open in London in April

Martin Bailey

Disneyfication at the National Gallery? Plus, the problem with deaccessioning in the UK

Blog
Diary of an art historian

Disneyfication at the National Gallery? Plus, the problem with deaccessioning in the UK

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

Bendor Grosvenor

The biggest exhibitions around the world in 2020

Preview
The Year Ahead 2020

The biggest exhibitions around the world in 2020

From Artemisia to Abramović, Old Masters to Olmecs, and Richter to Roman antiquities—here are next year's must-see shows

The Art Newspaper

Christmas comes early: London's National Gallery raises enough money to buy Gentileschi masterpiece

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Acquisitions

Christmas comes early: London's National Gallery raises enough money to buy Gentileschi masterpiece

The Finding of Moses is on display, but it will soon be moved to the newly refurbished Baroque room

Martin Bailey

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

Review
Exhibitions

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From Bomberg's love of the Renaissance to Bruce Conner's sexy music video

Kabir Jhala, José da Silva and Aimee Dawson

Van Gogh's Sunflowers will leave London for over a year as Australian show is added to loan tour

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Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh's Sunflowers will leave London for over a year as Australian show is added to loan tour

Masterpiece from London's National Gallery is headed for Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia

Martin Bailey

Titian’s six epic mythological paintings to be reunited as Wallace Collection announces first ever loans

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Loans

Titian’s six epic mythological paintings to be reunited as Wallace Collection announces first ever loans

National Gallery in London will display the series next year and lend a Rubens work in return

Gareth Harris

London's National Gallery launches public campaign to fund last £2m to buy Orazio Gentileschi masterpiece

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Orazio Gentileschi

London's National Gallery launches public campaign to fund last £2m to buy Orazio Gentileschi masterpiece

The 17th-century painting The Finding of Moses was painted in London for Charles I and represented the birth of Charles II

Martin Bailey

Raphael revelry: National Gallery secures exceptional loans for 500th anniversary of artist's death

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Exhibitions

Raphael revelry: National Gallery secures exceptional loans for 500th anniversary of artist's death

London exhibition in 2020 includes around 30 paintings, 20 of which will come from international museums

Martin Bailey

National Gallery definitively catalogues 'small but perfectly formed' collection of French 18th century paintings

Review
Books

National Gallery definitively catalogues 'small but perfectly formed' collection of French 18th century paintings

Humphrey Wine’s lavishly illustrated book details the London museum's 60 authentic works and 12 replicas, copies or  pastiches

Colin Bailey

Filmmaker Rosalind Nashashibi is National Gallery's latest artist in residence

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National Gallery

Filmmaker Rosalind Nashashibi is National Gallery's latest artist in residence

Initiative is part of London gallery’s developing Modern and contemporary art programme

Gareth Harris

National Gallery should be ashamed of how it treated its educators

Blog
Diary of an art historian

National Gallery should be ashamed of how it treated its educators

Court documents reveal that the museum took little action to rectify the education team's employment status

Bendor Grosvenor

How ethical can museums afford to be? We ask five major UK art institutions about funding challenges

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Ethics

How ethical can museums afford to be? We ask five major UK art institutions about funding challenges

We find out how mounting public scrutiny of private money could affect the bottom line of London's National Portrait Gallery, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery and the Tate

Martin Bailey

UK's most valuable museum acquisition in a decade? National Gallery set to buy Gentileschi masterpiece

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Museums & Heritage

UK's most valuable museum acquisition in a decade? National Gallery set to buy Gentileschi masterpiece

The Finding of Moses, currently on loan at the London museum, is owned by sofa-billionaire Graham Kirkham

Martin Bailey

Top of the Pods: Artemisia Gentileschi and the forgotten female Old Masters

Podcast

Top of the Pods: Artemisia Gentileschi and the forgotten female Old Masters

We look back at the women who were written out of art history with National Gallery curator Letizia Treves, Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum director Jordana Pomeroy and artist Helen Cammock

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Julia Michalska, David Clack and Aimee Dawson

Delicate seven-year restoration of altarpiece finally completed at London's National Gallery

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Restoration

Delicate seven-year restoration of altarpiece finally completed at London's National Gallery

The 16th-century work The Virgin and Child with Saints is now back on show in the museum

Martin Bailey

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

Review
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From the little-known Renaissance painter Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery to the Hayward Gallery's huge group show exploring gender fluidity

Donald Lee, Gabriella Angeleti and Kabir Jhala

'Exceptional loan' of Francesco Melzi painting from Russia comes to London's National Gallery

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National Gallery

'Exceptional loan' of Francesco Melzi painting from Russia comes to London's National Gallery

Unusual month-long display of recently restored work by Leonardo’s favourite and heir will be lent by the State Hermitage Museum

Donald Lee

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

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Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From Emma Kunz's powerful abstract drawings at the Serpentine Gallery to Mike Nelson's industrial sculptures at Tate Britain

José da Silva, Gareth Harris and Donald Lee

US Supreme Court declines to review a challenge to the National Gallery's ownership of a Matisse

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Law

US Supreme Court declines to review a challenge to the National Gallery's ownership of a Matisse

Grandchildren of muse depicted in 1908 painting exhaust their US appeals

Nancy Kenney

Grandmaster flash of the Mediterranean—Joaquín Sorolla comes to London's National Gallery

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Exhibitions

Grandmaster flash of the Mediterranean—Joaquín Sorolla comes to London's National Gallery

The enormously productive painter wielded the fastest of brushes on often huge canvases, suffusing them with Spanish sun and colour

Maev Kennedy

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

News
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From the surreal sights of Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern to the trompe l’oeils and Parisian scenes of Louis-Léopold Boilly at the National Gallery

Hannah McGivern, José da Silva and Kabir Jhala

Spot the difference: newly acquired Cranach painting joins earlier work at London’s National Gallery

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Acquisitions

Spot the difference: newly acquired Cranach painting joins earlier work at London’s National Gallery

Moral painting of Venus and Cupid by the German Renaissance master shows the young god of desire being attacked by bees

José da Silva

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

News
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From Don McCullin's powerful war photography at Tate Britain to a last chance to see Lorenzo Lotto's insightful portraits at the National Portrait Gallery

José da Silva and Kabir Jhala

New London shows lift the lid on Boilly, the prolific painter of Parisian life

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Exhibitions

New London shows lift the lid on Boilly, the prolific painter of Parisian life

Exhibition at the National Gallery and a display at the Wallace Collection focus on artist virtually unknown in the UK

Donald Lee

Van Gogh’s most important painting leaves Europe for the first time

Blog
Adventures with Van Gogh

Van Gogh’s most important painting leaves Europe for the first time

National Gallery’s Sunflowers heads to Japan where it is likely to be seen by around a million people

a blog by Martin Bailey

National Gallery in London to send Van Gogh's Sunflowers to Japan

News
Vincent Van Gogh

National Gallery in London to send Van Gogh's Sunflowers to Japan

Exhibition with 60 other loans from the museum will help celebrate the Tokyo Olympics in 2020

Martin Bailey

'Fired' employees take London's National Gallery to court

News
Law

'Fired' employees take London's National Gallery to court

Dispute with 'NG27' group—who argue they were unfairly dismissed—could set a precedent for protecting rights of casual workers

Gareth Harris

The public deserves to see restorations laid bare

Blog
Diary of an art historian

The public deserves to see restorations laid bare

London's National Gallery and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are both documenting repairs of major works—plus a personal conservation confession

Bendor Grosvenor

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

News
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From the treasures of an Assyrian king at the British Museum to Lorenzo Lotto’s insightful portraits at the National Gallery

Donald Lee, Kabir Jhala and José da Silva

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

News
Exhibitions

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From Anni Albers' textile masterclass at Tate Modern, to an exploration of artist couples at the Barbican

José da Silva and Cristina Ruiz

Mantegna and Bellini go head-to-head in show exploring how they influenced each other’s work

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Exhibitions

Mantegna and Bellini go head-to-head in show exploring how they influenced each other’s work

Exhibition at London's National Gallery will compare the early Renaissance artists who were brothers-in-law

Cristina Ruiz

Is Bergamo’s rediscovered Mantegna linked to a triptych in the Uffizi?

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Conservation & Preservation

Is Bergamo’s rediscovered Mantegna linked to a triptych in the Uffizi?

Accademia Carrara’s curator Giovanni Valagussa explains how he put “two and two” together

Ada Masoero

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

News
Three to see

Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend

From a show on humour at the South London Gallery's new Fire Station space, to Samuel Courtauld’s Impressionists at the National Gallery

José da Silva

Christopher Gibbs: the man who brokered £50m Getty grant to the National Gallery—and fed Princess Margaret hash brownies

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Obituaries

Christopher Gibbs: the man who brokered £50m Getty grant to the National Gallery—and fed Princess Margaret hash brownies

The antiques dealer was more than an “acid-tripping ex-roué once known as the king of Chelsea”

Huon Mallalieu

Court rejects claim to Matisse owned by National Gallery

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Law

Court rejects claim to Matisse owned by National Gallery

Rebuffing heirs, an appeals panel in New York says the court lacks jurisdiction

Nancy Kenney

Three to see: London

News
Three to see

Three to see: London

Monet takes on the city at the National Gallery and it is the final week of the once-in-a-lifetime Charles I show at the Royal Academy

Robert Bevan and Ria Hopkinson

Monet's urban obsession explored in major new London show

Preview
Exhibitions

Monet's urban obsession explored in major new London show

National Gallery exhibition, which includes Rouen cathedral paintings, reveals another side of French Impressionist

Robert Bevan

National Gallery in London accused of altering attribution of Hermitage's 'Leonardo' for 2011 blockbuster show

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Attribution

National Gallery in London accused of altering attribution of Hermitage's 'Leonardo' for 2011 blockbuster show

Leading scholar says gallery's own curators believed Madonna Litta to be by Boltraffio, a pupil of the master

Martin Bailey

Three to see: London

News
Three to see

Three to see: London

From Tacita Dean's double-header, including films of David Hockney and fermenting pears, to a Tate Modern takeover by Joan Jonas

Louisa Buck, Aimee Dawson and José da Silva

Podcast episode 23: The death of Venice?

Podcast

Podcast episode 23: The death of Venice?

Salvatore Settis on the moral revival that could save Italy's sinking city, plus Tacita Dean on her three major London shows

Hosted by Ben Luke, produced by Julia Michalska with David Clack

Tacita Dean on her three major London shows

Interview
Features

Tacita Dean on her three major London shows

From genre fluidity to the British artist's love of analogue film

Louisa Buck

The National Gallery’s issue of trust

Blog
Diary of an art historian

The National Gallery’s issue of trust

I only found out by accident how well off the museum really is

Bendor Grosvenor

Three to see: London

News
Three to see

Three to see: London

From Picasso's year of masterpieces at Tate Modern to his fellow Spaniard Murillo's portraits at the National Gallery

Ben Luke and Donald Lee

Why visitor numbers at two of London’s major museums have plunged

News
Attendance

Why visitor numbers at two of London’s major museums have plunged

Fewer blockbusters the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery meant UK audiences stayed away

Martin Bailey

Tacita Dean’s film of Hockney smoking bought by Royal Academy and National Portrait Gallery

News
Acquisitions

Tacita Dean’s film of Hockney smoking bought by Royal Academy and National Portrait Gallery

Acquisition heralds triptych of London shows dedicated to Dean

Gareth Harris

Three to See in London in 2018

News
Three to see

Three to See in London in 2018

From King Charles I to the King of Pop

José da Silva, Martin Bailey and Hannah Newell

Olafur Eliasson on how his light installation at the National Gallery changes perceptions—in more ways than one

Feature
Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson on how his light installation at the National Gallery changes perceptions—in more ways than one

This exclusive extract by the Danish-Icelandic artist accompanies the London museum’s Monochrome show

Olafur Eliasson

Exhibition shines light on painter who gave up art to run London’s National Gallery

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Exhibitions

Exhibition shines light on painter who gave up art to run London’s National Gallery

Frederic Burton spent late career acquiring some of museum’s best-known masterpieces

Tim Cornwell

Podcast episode one: Nazi loot and Rachel Whiteread

Feature
Podcast

Podcast episode one: Nazi loot and Rachel Whiteread

Nazi-loot conference at London’s National Gallery. Plus: Rachel Whiteread on “mummifying the air” at Tate Britain

Hosted by Ben Luke, produced by Julia Michalska with David Clack

Introducing: The Art Newspaper's new weekly podcast

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Podcast

Introducing: The Art Newspaper's new weekly podcast

Listen to our podcast teaser

Hosted by Ben Luke, produced by Julia Michalska with David Clack

UK’s restitution powers to be extended indefinitely for Nazi-era loot

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National Gallery

UK’s restitution powers to be extended indefinitely for Nazi-era loot

New legislation will remove legal restrictions that prevent many museums from deaccessioning works

Martin Bailey

Giovanni da Rimini's images of religious splendour shine in the National Gallery

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Exhibitions

Giovanni da Rimini's images of religious splendour shine in the National Gallery

A Renaissance masterpiece is unveiled, but its mystery remains unsolved

Victoria Stapley-Brown

Sebastiano and his mentor Michelangelo arrive in London

Archive
Exhibitions

Sebastiano and his mentor Michelangelo arrive in London

The National Gallery explores the highs and lows of this prolific partnership

Donald Lee

Reynolds' experiments a real headache for conservators

Archive
Joshua Reynolds

Reynolds' experiments a real headache for conservators

Research project and show explain conservators’ difficulties with his techniques

Emily Sharpe

Städel shows off its ‘new’ portrait by Raphael

Archive
News

Städel shows off its ‘new’ portrait by Raphael

The painting came up for sale at auction in 2007 in Vienna, where it was catalogued as being by an “imitator” of Raphael

Martin Bailey

The big hole in Britain’s National Gallery: Bring back the Victorians

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National Gallery

The big hole in Britain’s National Gallery: Bring back the Victorians

The omission of paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood could be rectified by judicious loans

Giles Waterfield

Books: The National Gallery’s latest Technical Bulletin makes some great discoveries

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National Gallery

Books: The National Gallery’s latest Technical Bulletin makes some great discoveries

The volume is a compendium of papers presented at the Gallery in September 2009

Will Shank

Looking beyond Leonardo's blockbuster National Gallery exhibition

Archive
National Gallery

Looking beyond Leonardo's blockbuster National Gallery exhibition

Where next after Leo-mania?

M. Kemp

The mysteries of Leonardo: A review of the National Gallery's new exhibition on the master

Archive
Leonardo da Vinci

The mysteries of Leonardo: A review of the National Gallery's new exhibition on the master

An exhibition catalogue that is erudite, sound and elegant—but for scholars, not the general reader

Theodore K. Rabb

New insights into Leonardo's only portrait of a male sitter

Archive
Leonardo da Vinci

New insights into Leonardo's only portrait of a male sitter

The music depicted in Portrait of a Musician, 1485-88, currently on loan to the National Gallery, London, may have been composed by the artist

Martin Bailey

Is the Salvator Mundi a Leonardo? The National Gallery seems to think so

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Leonardo da Vinci

Is the Salvator Mundi a Leonardo? The National Gallery seems to think so

A new exhibition includes the newly discovered painting, ratifying it as the genuine article

Martin Bailey

Salvator Mundi in London: Your first chance to see the “new” Leonardo

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Leonardo da Vinci

Salvator Mundi in London: Your first chance to see the “new” Leonardo

How the National Gallery negotiated a record eight loans including a long-lost canvas, Saviour of the World

Martin Bailey

Salvator Mundi Leonardo attribution: it’s all in the hand of the master

Archive
Leonardo da Vinci

Salvator Mundi Leonardo attribution: it’s all in the hand of the master

Proof of changes to the composition increases scholarly support

Martin Bailey

Donations to UK national museums revealed: Tate receives lion's share

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Tate

Donations to UK national museums revealed: Tate receives lion's share

Out of a total of £193m, Tate's gifts by the likes of Hockney, Hirst, Bonnard and Bacon total £147m

Martin Bailey

Restoration at the National Gallery shows Leonardo in a new light

Archive
Leonardo da Vinci

Restoration at the National Gallery shows Leonardo in a new light

The Virgin of the Rocks minus fog

Emily Sharpe

National Gallery's "fake Delacroix” could be by Sickert

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Fakes & copies

National Gallery's "fake Delacroix” could be by Sickert

Portrait of a Man

Martin Bailey

Cleaning shows that London’s Virgin of the Rocks is nearly all by the artist’s hand

Archive
Leonardo da Vinci

Cleaning shows that London’s Virgin of the Rocks is nearly all by the artist’s hand

After five years of research and conservation, Leonardo's masterpiece is once again looking its best

Martin Bailey

Interview with Nicholas Penny on his plans for the National Gallery: “It is a real shame that we do not have more American paintings”

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Interviews

Interview with Nicholas Penny on his plans for the National Gallery: “It is a real shame that we do not have more American paintings”

In his first interview since taking over, the new director outlines his priorities

Martin Bailey

Spanish portrait bought by Prince of Liechtenstein detained in UK

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National Gallery

Spanish portrait bought by Prince of Liechtenstein detained in UK

The National Gallery is now trying to raise the funds to buy it

Martin Bailey

Tate to go for Rubens Whitehall sketch

Archive
Peter Paul Rubens

Tate to go for Rubens Whitehall sketch

Valued at £11.5m, the preliminary sketch for The Apotheosis of King James I is now up for sale

Martin Bailey

National Gallery and British Museum follow V&A’s lead

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Copyright

National Gallery and British Museum follow V&A’s lead

Leading organisations to abolish reproduction charges for scholarly publications

Martin Bailey

Growing evidence that Göring seized National Gallery’s Cranach from its pre-war owner

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News

Growing evidence that Göring seized National Gallery’s Cranach from its pre-war owner

We uncover the remarkable story of how a US war reporter governed Hitler’s mountain retreat for a day and took control of Reichsmarschall Göring’s collection of stolen art

Martin Bailey

Revealed: National Gallery’s Cranach is war loot

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Looted art

Revealed: National Gallery’s Cranach is war loot

The painting was taken from Germany at the end of World War II

Martin Bailey

New agreement between the Tate and National Gallery allows for more flexibility

Archive
Tate

New agreement between the Tate and National Gallery allows for more flexibility

Meeting between museum directors results in increased flexibility whilst borrowing pictures outside the 1900 division

Martin Bailey

Sotheby’s Holbein will not be included in Tate show

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Tate

Sotheby’s Holbein will not be included in Tate show

Neither will the National Gallery’s Ambassadors which was judged too fragile to travel across London

Martin Bailey

Tate considers National Gallery’s proposal to show early 20th-century art

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Tate

Tate considers National Gallery’s proposal to show early 20th-century art

Trustees discuss idea following our report

Martin Bailey

National Gallery may start acquiring 20th-century art

Archive
National Gallery

National Gallery may start acquiring 20th-century art

The move would put the institution in competition with Tate

Martin Bailey

Leonardo underdrawings revealed, putting the authenticity of the Virgin of the rocks beyond dispute

Archive
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo underdrawings revealed, putting the authenticity of the Virgin of the rocks beyond dispute

Infra-red examination shows abandoned original design

Martin Bailey

The National Gallery discloses further information on Raphael's "Madonna of the pinks"

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National Gallery

The National Gallery discloses further information on Raphael's "Madonna of the pinks"

Still excluded from the material was correspondence we had requested relating to the final price of £22 million

The Art Newspaper

The National Gallery purchases Raphael’s Madonna of the pinks: What we know

Archive
Museums

The National Gallery purchases Raphael’s Madonna of the pinks: What we know

The Raphael was bought by the National Gallery for £22 million in February 2004

The Art Newspaper

Complex negotiations for National Gallery's Raphael show

Archive
Exhibitions

Complex negotiations for National Gallery's Raphael show

Fragility of panels has made museums reluctant to lend

Martin Bailey

The National Gallery secures Raphael

Archive
News

The National Gallery secures Raphael

The Getty Museum loses out on “Madonna of the pinks”

Martin Bailey

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