Andrew Graham-Dixon creates a rich sense of the worlds Vermeer inhabited — but his speculations about the art are a stretch ...

Sunday’s robbery at the Louvre is just the latest in a long line of spectacular heists that have taken place around the world ...

The theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre in daylight has sent shockwaves through France, but the country is far from the ...

An art historian says he has identified the long-mysterious sitter in "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer.

The stakes are reputationally high, because no matter how many tea towels, place mats and fridge magnets are printed with ...

After more than 360 years of mystery, a British art historian claims to have uncovered the identity behind the famous face of Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Girl with a Pearl Earring, an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, has been known by a lot of different ...

This week, a new biography of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer was welcomed by critics while new titles in historical fiction ...

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces of valuable jewellery from the Louvre on Sunday, but it's not the first daring heist at ...

Acclaimed new film The Mastermind, starring Josh O'Connor, tells the story of an art heist gone wrong. It's inspired by a ...

Orlando Whitfield wades into the murky backwaters of the multibillion-pound art market, from the most historic heists to ...