And here we mention some of the most famous artists in the world and the painting that shot them to fame. A true genius of the Renaissance era, Leonardo da Vinci is undoubtedly one of the most ...

London, 10 March 1914 - The famous Rokeby Venus by Velasquez the value of which is estimated at £45,000 was slashed and irreparably damaged in the National Gallery, London this morning.

Conservators in London, England used infrared and X-ray imaging to reveal a never-before-seen portrait of a woman beneath a popular painting by ... paintings from his famous Blue Period.