Art World Madrid’s Museo del Prado Celebrates Gay Pride With an Exhibition Devoted to Same-Sex Relationships From Greek sculptures to Goya, the Prado queers its gaze on art history. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Jun 20, 2017
Law & Politics Vigilante Art Hunter Thinks He Can Recover the Stolen Gardner Museum Paintings Within Months Arthur Brand says he has a hot lead on the biggest heist in US history. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 20, 2017
Auctions The Storied Codex Trujillo, a Rare Masterpiece Showing Life Under Colonialism, Returns to Peru Following Outcry The Spanish government has refused to let the volume be sold outright. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 19, 2017
People Watch This Museum Prank Customers by Inserting a Transformer Into an Old Master Painting Is that a . . . Transformer? By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2017
Opinion Jacopo dei Barbari on Modern Love, circa 1500 THE DAILY PIC: At the New York Public Library, the Venetian artist Jacopo dei Barbari presents Priapus as Renaissance Viagra. By Blake Gopnik, Jun 9, 2017
Opinion Anthonie de Lorme, A Dutch Master of Space THE DAILY PIC: De Lorme's Dutch church, on sale at Sotheby's, seems amazingly real once you learn how to look. By Blake Gopnik, Jun 2, 2017
On View Summer Art Preview: 19 Travel-Worthy Museum Exhibitions to See Around the Globe This Season artnet News editors pick their favorite exhibitions taking place around the world this summer. By Sarah Cascone, May 30, 2017
Art World A Swedish Professor Just Brought Down a Notorious Ring of Art Criminals The scholar became suspicious after buying a 16th century prayer book online. By Sarah Cascone, May 30, 2017
Law & Politics The Gardner Museum Doubles Reward to Solve Biggest Art Heist in History Twenty-five years after the robbery—and years of false leads—the increase to $10 million suggests the investigation is still active. By Eileen Kinsella, May 24, 2017
Art World There Is a Secret Villain Threatening the World’s Masterpieces. It’s Soap. A mysterious chemical reaction is to blame. By Sarah Cascone, May 24, 2017
Art World All-Star Museums Team Up to Digitize 25 Million Images, Putting Art History Online Where you once had to get on a plane, soon you'll be able to just head to your laptop. By Brian Boucher, May 16, 2017
People This 19th-Century Postcard to the National Gallery Is the Best Thing You’ll Read Today Newly discovered by a researcher in the UK, the letter really wants to correct the gallery's "unfortunate error." By Eileen Kinsella, May 12, 2017
Auctions 5 Takeaways From the April 2017 Auctions A rare jewel scores a new record and an Old Master unexpectedly takes flight at auction. By Artnet Price Database Team, May 9, 2017
On View The New-York Historical Society’s New Mission: Telling the Forgotten Stories of Women The highlight is the museum's collection of Tiffany lamps, many of which were designed and made by women. By Sarah Cascone, May 2, 2017
Art World Italian Art Dealer Swindled Out of Paintings by Rembrandt and Renoir Worth $30 Million Two men posing as buyers made off with the works in a city north of Milan. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Apr 28, 2017