A private art collector's copy of "The Immaculate Conception of El Escorial" by Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was disfigured after a furniture restorer's efforts to clean the painting ...

For aspiring painters of the 15th century, the Italian peninsula was the place to be, its city-states offering generous patronage and the chance to encounter the work of masters past and present. This ...

Bringing an old painting back to life has long been a touchy affair - and one that's as much about interpretation as restoration. But increasingly, art conservators are turning to high tech tools to ...