"Microscopic observations of the craqueleure of the painting allowed us to document the stratigraphy of the canvas and to ...

The 13th-century painting 'Christ Mocked' was discovered above a stove in a French elderly woman's apartment. Surprisingly, this priceless masterpiece is now claimed by the Louvre. It is hard to ...

This painting was holding a centuries-old secret that art historians were thrilled to find. A close examination of "Ecce Homo" by Renaissance artist Titian revealed another painting underneath.

Courtesy of the Louvre An earlier work than the “Mocking of Christ”, the restored “Maestà” shows how Cimabue had already opened the way for naturalism in Western painting, breaking with ...