Berlin student finds baroque painting inside old sofa
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A Berlin student who bought a second-hand sofa bed at a flea market learned she had been sitting on a small fortune when she found a baroque painting hidden inside the couch.
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An archaeological dig in downtown Berlin has uncovered evidence that the German capital is at least 45 years older than had previously been established, authorities said Wednesday.
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A priceless painting stolen more than a year ago from a private collection has been found on the wall of a Bulgarian gypsy's flat.
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A painting by the French artist Paul Cezanne that was lost for more than 60 years is to go on show in Italy.
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A show of modern art belonging to the millionaire grandson of a convicted Nazi industrialist opened in Berlin on Tuesday, and stoked a row over whether the owner had done enough to atone for his family history.
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A painting by surrealist artist Rene Magritte - valued at Â£350,000 - is recovered after being stolen.
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Controversy surrounding a current art exhibition (earlier reports here) being held in Berlin has deepened after an unusual stunt pulled on Wednesday by a German gymnast, said to be protesting over the dark legacy which is attached to the artworks on
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Art from the home of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace is up for auction.
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A painting from Cuba offers a glimpse into the world of art smuggling.
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It's a historian's equivalent of stumbling across a long-lost sonata - a fingerprint on an ancient letter that experts say may have been left by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father.
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Previously unknown manuscripts by Johann  Sebastian Bach, recently discovered in Germany, prove that the  prolific German composer was a virtuoso even as a teenager,  researchers said on Thursday.
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A prisoner at large since October is found inside the lining of a sofa at his home in East Sussex.
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A descendant of a previous owner of two Picassos claims they were sold under duress during the Nazi regime, and that the paintings, now at the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art, belong to him.
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A series of 17th Century paintings worth 10 million euros (Â£7m) are stolen from a Netherlands museum.
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German art experts identify an oil painting as probably the last portrait painted of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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An Italian Renaissance painting stolen a year ago in Cyprus, possibly a Titian, has been recovered in Bulgaria in a police raid, media reported.
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Previously unknown manuscripts by Johann   Sebastian Bach, recently discovered in Germany, prove that the   prolific German composer was a virtuoso even as a teenager,   researchers said on Thursday.