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It took the conservator and his partner 11,000 hours of research, trying to establish the link of the painting to the great Venetian painter.

The Taddei Tondo was sculpted between 1504 and 1505 and is the only marble sculpture of Michelangelo in the United Kingdom

The Karen face is contorted to depict a fit of rage topped off with a set of yellow-tinged teeth, blotchy skin and red eyes.

Banksy's painting "Devolved Parliament" sold for a record amount even though there were questions about the changes spotted in the painting.

There is a deep mystery surrounding King Tut's head bust as to how it went out of Egypt and ended up in Prince Wilhelm's antiques collections as claimed by Christie's Auction House.

The UK shouldn't underestimate the ability of its artistic and cultural material to have a powerful diplomatic effect.

Jeremy Walter has developed an incredible eye for minimalist architecture photography after spending nearly ten years photographing nothing but buildings.

IBTimes UK can now reveal the winners of the photography competition we ran in conjunction with EyeEm, using machine learning and neural networks to pick the winners.

A painting by the French master Edgar Degas was discovered on a bus nine years after it was first stolen from a Marsaille museum.

Heartwarming image of Pikin the gorilla resting in the arms of her human companion Appolinaire in the back of a car wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

A panorama photograph of motorbikes in a World War Two shipwreck in the Red Sea has won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018.

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC has unveiled new portraits of former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

IBTimes UK teams up with EyeEm for a photography competition focusing on the clean lines, shapes and compositions of minimalist architecture across the globe.

The Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition provides a powerful insight into the landscapes, wildlife and nature of the planet, and the adventures to be found on it.

George Michael was outed as gay after being arrested for cruising, but a new exhibition celebrates the underground culture of anonymous gay sex in toilets

Choose one of these 24 stunning animal pictures as the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

The exhibition at Beetles+Huxley in London features Elliott Erwitt's quirky photos of dogs as well as portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Che Guevara.

The Immigrants, at New York's Howard Greenberg Gallery, features the work of more than 40 photographers from the 1860s to 2015, focusing on the immigrant experience.

The Art of Building photography competition finalists include an atmospheric French theatre and a bell tower that looks like an eye.

People can finally get their hands on a colouring book that celebrates diverse women thanks to the graphic designer behind Black Queens.

The buyer of the $450m painting by Leonardo da Vinci has been revealed as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the Wall Street Journal has reported

Zanzibar-born artist Lubaina Himid became the oldest winner and first black woman to win Turner Prize.

The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the world's biggest, most prestigious photography competitions, with a big cash prize and a hugely popular annual exhibition. And it's free to enter.

A colour drawing by legendary Belgian cartoonist Herge depicting Tintin and his dog Snowy, has sold for more than half a million euros.

A painting of Christ believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for $450m in New York. In the past, pieces by artists including Picasso have also been bought by private buyers.

Photographers around the world are invited to submit their work in any or all of four categories: Wildlife, Landscape, Underwater and Aerial.

In 1991, Danish photographer Krass Clement spent three months in Ireland, capturing melancholic, monochromatic photos that take us on a journey through deserted streets on the outskirts of Dublin.

The painting was originally commissioned by Louis XII of France and made history recently when it became the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.

The collection includes thousands of biblical texts and artefacts, from fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls and cuneiform tablets to high-tech exhibits and a biblical garden.