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Caravaggio masterpiece painted in Naples rather than Sicily, researchers suggest

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New research has overturned conventional wisdom about the provenance of artists famed painting Adoration of the Shepherds

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Generative artists unite to back research into degenerative disease

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For the Cure3 exhibition at Bonhams, to raise money for research into Parkinsons disease, contributing artists Auriea Harvey and Michal Samyn talk about the cause

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A canny couple: Amsterdam’s former mayor and his wife identified as sitters in Frans Hals portraits

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Fresh research has revealed how the prestigious pair seized the moment to ensure their likeness was painted by the great Dutch artist

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‘We are not seeing the picture Rubens intended’: conservation reveals drastic changes made to acclaimed Judgement of Paris

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More than a year of meticulous research and work has led to the painting being glowingly restored—while revealing amendments by an unknown artist that “changed the narrative completely”

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Dana-Fiona Armour wins Sigg Art Prize for work that integrates artificial intelligence

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German artist-researcher receives €10,000 award for “Alvinella Ophia”, depicting a hybrid serpent creature’s exploration of a dystopian desert future

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New display at Tate Modern highlights role technology can play in expanding the scope of UK museum collections

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Works by four artists were created as part of the Transforming Collections: Reimagining Art, Nation and Heritage research project

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Sameer Farooq’s library of flatbreads at the Toronto Biennial serves as a map of the city’s diasporic communities

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The artist has been researching flatbreads and tandoors, the community bakeries where they are often baked, in countries around the world since 2020

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