Since its sale for a record US$450 million, the whereabouts of the Salvator Mundi, said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world's greatest mysteries. A painting of ...

On 10 May the National Gallery in London is to unveil the first full rehang of its collection since the opening of the Sainsbury Wing in 1991. The wing has been closed for just over two years ...

This is not the case in the most recent acquisition by London’s National Gallery: a mysterious altarpiece painted by an unknown hand that has been dated to around 1510. The Virgin might be ...

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

A federal jury convicted Raleigh climate activist Timothy Martin of two felonies Monday for smearing washable paint on a sculpture’s display case in the National Gallery of Art — an act of ...

The National Gallery is celebrating its bicentenary with the acquisition of a most mysterious painting, an altarpiece with the Virgin and Child and two saints, dating from 1500-10. Although the ...

It’s no mean feat to be history’s most famous polymath, but Leonardo da Vinci surely takes the title. Though he is best known for his talents as a painter, he was also an engineer, architect ...

The National Gallery has acquired an early 16th-century Northern Renaissance altarpiece with the Virgin and Child at its centre by an unknown artist that has not been exhibited since 1960.

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following a similar experiment in 2012 for a Leonardo da Vinci display. The National Gallery, which is free to enter, was founded in 1824 and has a collection of more than 2,300 paintings.

Members of the U.S. DOGE Service met with National Gallery of Art leadership Thursday, museum and administration officials confirmed, signaling that cuts or other changes may be on the horizon for ...

The Director of the National Gallery of Ireland has said it is "working hard" to make the x-ray system which was at the centre of controversy in February, operational. Dr Caroline Campbell made ...