Residents of Askrigg, Wensleydale, labelled the limewash render an “abomination” and “hideous eyesore” after the scaffolding and plastic sheeting was pulled down this week. The Rev Dave ...

Experts from London have been called in to appraise 15th-century artwork from the chapel ... the chair of the Almshouse trustees, said: "The painting was moved to keep it safe and out of harm ...

The panel, which investigates claims for Nazi-looted art in UK public collections, deemed the painting "looted as an act of racial persecution." Hartveld, a Belgian art collector, left the ...

Firstly, Skibbereen-based Morgan O’Driscoll is taking bids on a wide-ranging selection of paintings and sculptures by well-known artists from the 19th century right up to the present day in his ...

Back in the 15th century, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, compiled The Master of Game, the oldest known English hunting guide. Written between 1406 and 1413, the book covered hunting ...

“You almost have a gallery of paintings within this calendar,” says the director of Chantilly’s Condé Museum, Mathieu Deldicque. The manuscript’s significance helped persuade the Tefaf ...

She’s the artful dodger. The ex-wife of a late British baron refuses to hand over a 16th-century painting that was stolen from an Italian museum more than 50 years ago — even though she “nev ...

LONDON — A 16th-century painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found - and is now at the center of a custody battle between a widow in England and a small Italian museum. “Madonna and ...

“Your weakness made me lonely / Unholy matrimony /Did you do to her what you did to me? / Was she on her knees?” As the song continues, Jessica sings that she’d rather be alone than remain ...

A 16th-century painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found — and is now at the centre of a custody battle between a widow in Norfolk and a small Italian museum. “Madonna and Child ...