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A show at the Louvre expands our understanding of the Florentine father of Western painting, who brought a revelatory naturalism and narrative sense to his work in the 13th century.

New York just closed an exhibition on Sienese art and London is about to open another. But there is also plenty of activity in Siena itself, with a museum renovation and research shedding new light on some famous works.

The years 1280鈥�1290 witnessed a fundamental, even revolutionary development in the history of Western painting: for the first time, a painter sought to depict the world, objects and figures around him as they actually existed.

Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days

In 2019, a small panel by the early Tuscan painter Cimabue, of whose works only a handful survive, was found hanging above a stove in a house in Compi猫gne, just north of Paris.

For the first time, the Mus茅e du Louvre is dedicating an exhibition to Cimabue, one of the most important artists of the 13th century.

The Frick Collection announced details about the transformation of the second floor of the original Frick residence, which will become accessible to the public for the first time when the institution reopens in its renovated and expanded home in late 2024.

Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissance marks the first multi-disciplinary exhibition in Italy to examine the profound impact of Italian Renaissance art from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries on the British Pre-Raphaelite movement from the mid-19th through the early 20th centuries.

For the first time, 60 works from the world鈥檚 leading museums piece together the artistic narrative of one of the most important painters of the thirteenth century.

A 13th century fresco by the Florentine painter Cimabue, featuring one of the earliest depictions of St Francis has been restored to its original glory.

A fading fresco by the 13th-century artist Cimabue that survived a deadly earthquake 25 years ago has been returned to its original splendour following a 鈧�300,000 restoration funded by the luxury car manufacturer Ferrari.

The Louvre Museum in Paris has added a 鈥渘ational treasure鈥� to its collection four years after it was discovered during a house clearance.

A Cimabue painting discovered above a kitchen stove in France and later sold for 鈧�24 million ($26 million today) at auction has been acquired by the Louvre, in a delayed win for the Paris museum after losing it to a rival bidder three years earlier.

Christ Mocked by pre-Renaissance artist Cimabue subject to export ban after being found hanging in kitchen.

The culture ministry had been given 30 months to raise the funds to purchase the work after its sale at auction in 2019 was halted.