A work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, once thought to be painted by Johannes Vermeer is now regarded as a misattribution or fake, according to research revealed in a new exhibition.

Famous ‘Tillie’ painting from shuttered NJ amusement park name-checked in Bruce Springsteen hit among 33 historic pieces left to rot in parking lot: report ...

From the recent emergence of murals, to the ancient portraits, all have their unique qualities. Here we list 7 most famous artists of different painting genres.

When conservators used X-rays to analyze Rembrandt’s 17th-century masterpiece “The Night Watch,” they discovered something unexpected under its surface: lead.

This is how the painting has been displayed for nearly eight decades For the past 77 years, Piet Mondrian's famous artwork 'New York City I' has been hanging upside down.

Climate activists in Austria attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid, before one glued themselves to glass protecting the painting's frame.

Topline Climate activists threw soup at a Vincent van Gogh painting in Rome on Friday, in the latest targeting of a work of art by protesters.

A famous painting by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been making waves in the art world as it emerged the painting has been hung upside down for the past 77 years.