History’s greatest art thefts: From the Mona Lisa to a priceless Vermeer
Sunday’s robbery at the Louvre is just the latest in a long line of spectacular heists that have taken place around the world over the course of the years
How a 17th-century art dealer bought top works at bargain prices for the Prado Museum
In 1635, Spain sent an envoy to England to make purchases. When Charles I was beheaded, the dismantling of the English art collections became the opportunity of the century
Is the National Gallery’s most valuable Rubens painting a fake? The mystery of the severed foot
For nearly 40 years, the British art gallery has defended the Flemish Baroque master’s authorship of ‘Samson and Delilah’
Is this the first ‘Caravaggio’ in history?
The renowned expert Gianni Papi claims to have found the Italian master’s first painting, the original of ‘Boy Peeling Fruit’
Caravaggio’s last painting may not have been his last, after all
London’s National Gallery has ‘The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula’ on exhibition as the Italian genius’ final work, but various experts have cast doubts on the distinction
Sex, violence, light, and shadow: The endless fascination with Caravaggio
The painter’s life ‘in extremis’ and the questions over his sexuality explain the public’s attraction to the Lombard genius
Spain’s Prado Museum beautifully restores a beloved Caravaggio
After a three-month restoration, ‘David with the Head of Goliath’ is now back on display
Similarities between films and paintings: Seven examples of how cinema is inspired by art
El PAÍS chooses six paintings from Madrid’s Prado Museum and compares them with their film ‘version’
From ‘Las Meninas’ to ‘The Three Graces,’ these are the most recreated works of art in history
The paintings of Velázquez, Botticelli and Rubens are some of the most reimagined artworks in Western art