Artists are getting creative to counter visual language being skewed by image-generating apps that average out scraped stock photos and social media files into “mean images”

“Pictures within pictures” reveal more about life in the Yellow House

But Vincent was then shocked when Paul Gauguin’s painting arrived at the Yellow House

Vincent and his brother Theo once considered the painting a failure—and it only got its name in the 1920s

The picture exudes spirituality, but after the artist shot himself, its priest refused to help bury him

Working with Visual Commentary on Scripture, London’s National Gallery and Berlin’s Bode Museum and Gemäldegalerie are uniting art and theology

An exhibition of the 16th-century Italian painter at the National Gallery of Ireland tells the story of her unique circumstances and reveals the results of a recently restored work

And a surprise: Vincent’s brother Theo helped sell two paintings by the Delft master

Fidelin, a Black dancer and model who was Man Ray’s partner and muse for years, is believed to be the subject of a Picasso portrait that has not been shown publicly since 1985

A plan to show the €75m “Garden at Auvers” in the village inn where the artist died has been halted at the last minute, although hopefully temporarily

Discovered: a sketch by a pastor’s daughter, who sat beside Van Gogh when they both depicted a woman peeling potatoes

The work’s dramatic colour contrast echoes a Parisian street scene by Louis Anquetin, now on show at London’s National Gallery

While researching a work of historical fiction, Carlo Vecce says he found a document signed by Leonardo da Vinci’s father implying his mother was an enslaved woman from the North Caucasus region

Scholars have pieced together separate parts of painting after 200 years

After 200 posts of the "Adventures with Van Gogh" blog, an intriguing look back at the most-read posts

Red chalk preparatory work may be linked to “Worship of the Brazen Serpent” section of Vatican masterpiece

Plus, did you know the work used to be called “Girl with the Turban” and once sold for less than £1?

New research in the Rijksmuseum's catalogue for its Vermeer blockbuster suggests that Maria de Knuijt may have influenced his subject matter

A still life, painted just after Vincent mutilated his ear, holds intriguing clues

Hosted by a science writer and actor, the Getty’s "Becoming Artsy" video series ditches the traditional documentary delivery of art history in favour of emotion, drama and fun

Ahead of Tate Modern’s Cézanne blockbuster exhibition, we investigate the two artists' links

As Brazil celebrates its bicentennial this week, we survey the movements that have defined the country's art scene over the past 200 years

The National Gallery of Art has carried out scientific tests on the works, finding fascinating discoveries beneath the paint

Digital project from the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut explores how the Palestinian people have used art to express their social and political history

As Sue Gray report detailing the British government's breach of lockdown rules is published, we look at similar scenes in art history

Art That Made Us winds through the centuries, exploring the cultural effects of landmark historical events such as the Black Death and the First World War

Almost half the works on show at the boutique event are by female artists—and lower price points are attracting buyers

The man behind the infamous Instagram account @freeze_magazine shows his meme creations at the Barbican

From drawings and paintings by Dürer and Velázquez to lesser known images, book puts servants and slaves centre stage