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London's National Gallery recieved several groundbreaking donations to build a new wing and expand its collection.

London’s National Gallery Will Officially Begin Collecting Artworks Created After 1900

The decision ends a longstanding agreement between the National Gallery and the Tate concerning what kinds of art each museum will target

Argentine officials host a press conference in front of Portrait of a Lady, which had been stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

Journalists Stumble Across Real Estate Listing With a Photo of a Nazi-Looted Painting Hanging Above the Couch

The family of a Nazi official has turned in “Portrait of a Lady,” an 18th-century artwork by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi. The painting had been stolen from a Jewish art dealer during World War II

Johannes Vermeer's signed painting The Guitar Player (left) and its mysterious doppelgänger (right) are on display together for the first time at London's Kenwood House.

Did Vermeer Make a Copy of His Own Painting? A New Exhibition Invites You to Be the Judge

Two nearly identical artworks, at least one of them by the renowned Dutch master, hang side-by-side for the first time in three centuries

Jesse Mockrin. The Descent, oil on linen, 7.5 by 25.8 feet, 2024.

A New Exhibit in Toronto Reexamines the Works of the Baroque Masters

In her monumental work inspired by the Rape of the Sabine Women, an artist reimagines a much-depicted story from antiquity

Banksy's Piranhas will move into storage ahead of its 2026 debut at the London Museum's new location.

Banksy Transformed This Police Box Into a Piranha Tank. Soon, the Artwork Will Go on Permanent Display in London

The piece was part of the anonymous artist’s animal series that appeared around the city last summer. In 2026, it will make its debut at the London Museum

The Virgin and Child With Infant St. John the Baptist in a Landscape (The Alba Madonna), Raphael, circa 1520

America’s Largest-Ever Exhibition on Raphael Will Open at the Met Next Year

More than 200 of the Renaissance master’s works will be on display in the landmark show, which debuts in March 2026

Rothko used the tall space to work on his paintings for the Rothko Chapel.

The New York City Studio Where Artist Mark Rothko Worked Is for Sale

The private unit takes up the second and third floor of the carriage house, which was originally an equestrian training space. The apartment is listed at $9.5 million

Artists Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood

See the Abstract Artworks That Defined Radiohead’s Iconic Visual Style

A new exhibition explores the artistic collaborations between Thom Yorke, the rock band’s frontman, and artist Stanley Donwood, his longtime friend

Still Life With Carafe, Bottle and Fruit, Paul Cézanne, 1906

Masterpieces by Cézanne, Manet, Degas and More Will Be Divided Among Three Museums in New York and Los Angeles

The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation is donating 63 artworks to the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Vecchio Sultano, Salvador Dalí, 1966

Cool Finds

A Man Bought This Colorful Illustration of a Sultan for £150. It Turned Out to Be a Salvador Dalí Original That Could Sell for $40,000

An art dealer attending a house clearance sale spotted the Surrealist’s signature in the corner of the work, which depicts a scene from “One Thousand and One Nights”

The portrait is dated to 1844, making it the oldest known portrait of Davidge.

Cool Finds

A Rare Portrait of Maryland’s Medical Hero Was Rediscovered in a Mussels Joint

The painting depicts John Beale Davidge, a physician known for his ideas about yellow fever and founding the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Antonio Solario's Madonna and Child

This Woman Didn’t Want to Return a Stolen 16th-Century Painting. Then She Changed Her Mind

Despite her legal claim to ownership, Barbara de Dozsa has decided to return an artwork by Italian artist Antonio Solario that vanished more than 50 years ago

The Love Letter, Johannes Vermeer, circa 1669-70

See Three Breathtaking Vermeer Paintings That Capture the Lost Art of Letter Writing

A trio of the 17th-century Dutch painter’s works featuring women writing and receiving letters is on display at the recently reopened Frick Collection

Andreas Munch Studying Anatomy, Edvard Munch, 1886

Edvard Munch Was Haunted by Physical and Mental Illnesses—but He Was Also Fascinated by Them

Known as the painter of “The Scream,” the Norwegian artist and his loved ones spent many years suffering from health conditions. A new exhibition explores how the world of medicine influenced his art

Fra Angelico’s Crucifixion in the Convent of San Domenico

A Rare Renaissance Fresco That Could Be One of Fra Angelico’s Earliest Works Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory

Located in a secluded convent outside of Florence, the 600-year-old artwork was concealed behind layers of paint for most of its history

The Louvre's current visitor entrance is underneath a pyramid designed by I.M. Pei in the Napoléon courtyard.

The Louvre Is Asking Architects to Submit Their Design Ideas for an Ambitious $316 Million Expansion

The Paris museum has launched a competition to design a new entrance and underground exhibition spaces, including one dedicated to the “Mona Lisa”

The Hall of Constantine's Vision of the Cross depicts the emperor ahead of his battle with Maxentius.

The Vatican’s Newly Restored Raphael Rooms Spotlight the Great Artist Who Died Before Finishing His Final Project

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance painter’s experimental techniques

The exhibition features paintings, sculptures, audio recordings and more.

The Louvre Invited 100 Contemporary Artists to Copy—and Reinterpret—Its Masterpieces. Here’s What They Made

The results range from faithful reproductions to complete reinventions of renowned works by artists such as Delacroix, Goya and Vermeer

This portrait of Ferdinando de’ Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (center), by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, was damaged after a visitor tripped while posing for a photo with the artwork.

Museumgoer Posing for Photo Stumbles Into Portrait of Medici Prince, Damaging the Historic Painting

The incident at the Uffizi Galleries is the latest in a series of tourist-related accidents at museums around the world. Now, the Florentine cultural institution plans to start limiting selfies

Box in a Valise (From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy), Marcel Duchamp, 1935-41

See How Marcel Duchamp Broke the Rules and Shocked the Art World Again and Again

The subversive French artist is receiving his first retrospective in the United States in more than 50 years. Decades after his death, his work is still influencing contemporary art

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