There will be a rash of shows on the Renaissance master, the largest will be in Rome

The uncovered figure changes the composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

Christie’s values the Japanese-influenced picture of the asylum garden at $25m

There has been intense competition to borrow works by the artist during the 500th anniversary of his death this year

Conservation at the Amsterdam museum has revealed a fake Vincent signature on the genuine seascape

Owned by a British collector for almost 70 years, the work showing Charing Cross Bridge has gone abroad

Arts Council England publishes advice on movement of art, imports and exports, funding, and travel for artists and professionals in case an agreement is not reached

Museum specialist believes he has uncovered the identity of the artist—and his voluptuous muse

Julian Schnabel’s new film on Van Gogh is based on questionable assumptions

Vincent painted At Eternity’s Gate, the title of the film premiering in Venice, when he was at the asylum

Ethiopian ambassador Hailemichael Afework Aberra told The Art Newspaper podcast his government wants the seized artefacts returned, not given back on long-term loan as proposed by the V&A

Martin Bailey speaks to Hailemichael Aberra Afework, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UK, about the artefacts seized by the British army at Maqdala, go behind the scenes of the Sony World Photography Awards with judge Gareth Harris and ask Richard Parry about his plans for Glasgow International

Ambassador made request at display opening in South Kensington

We speak to the Bulgarian-born artist about his grand project for the Serpentine, and look at our annual survey of visitor figures

Director pledges rethink on objects seized by British troops in 19th-century Africa

Salvator Mundi will break Old Master auction record as seller dispute rumbles on

The two works, which were taken from Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002, were recovered by anti-mafia police last year