This important late work by Corot was left to the British nation by Lucian Freud, who specifically intended it for the National Gallery
This 15m scroll illustrates scenes from US Commodore Matthew Perry's diplomatic visit to Japan in 1854, and reveals an amusing clash of cultures
‘I am told I got it to look better than anything I have yet done,’ said Constable of this iconic painting of Salisbury Cathedral
Apollo's latest book competition offers you the chance to win 'Michelangelo: His Epic Life' by Martin Gayford
Its last owner had been using it as a television stand – now, this exquisite Japanese maki-e chest has a home at the Rijksmuseum
The Meadows Museum has acquired a virtuoso piece of baroque Spanish devotional sculpture by Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron
As an early example of Fragonard’s work, this painting of Aurora is extremely rare. It has been acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
'Extreme Unction', a measured masterpiece from Poussin’s first series of the Seven Sacraments, has been acquired by the Fitzwilliam Museum
57 paintings from the collection of Sir Denis Mahon have been assigned to UK museums. This modello by Giordano goes to the National Gallery
The acquisition of Veronese's 'Venus Disarming Cupid' for the Worcester Art Museum was described by the director as a ‘game changer’
