It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out ...

Colombian artist whose haunting work dealt with questions of power and conflict for six decades ...

The walkout comes amid growing controversy over the Louvre–Nouvelle Renaissance overhaul, and a proposed "Mona Lisa" solo ...

Not far from “La Joconde”, as the French call the Mona Lisa, in the Louvre, there’s a painting by a British artist, John ...

When it was stolen in 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting had been missing from the Louvre for more than 24 hours before anybody noticed. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa on view at the Louvre Museum in ...

Should foreign tourists pay more for state-funded galleries than locals, or should art be accessible to all, without ...

This walking tour takes place inside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, leading visitors toward the Mona Lisa painting. The ...

As the Louvre plans an $820 million revamp, staff strike over safety concerns, poor infrastructure, and misplaced spending ...

The British publisher Thames & Hudson has now issued a book version: Great Art Explained features 30 works of art from a 12th ...

The director of the Museo del Prado has committed what, in the age of mass tourism, feels like a small act of heresy. According to Miguel Falomir, the museum does not need a single additional visitor.

Westermann bluntly agreed that this is true. She admitted that historically, museums, especially older ones, have been slow ...

The Louvre Museum is daunting; it’s like exploring a stadium – and so it seems to be for major museums everywhere.