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"Le musée du Louvre-Lens accueille La Dentellière de Johannes Vermeer, chef-d’œuvre emblématique du musée du Louvre" (louvre.fr)

“Heavy rain in Berlin today resulting in a leaky ceiling in the main Rembrandt room in the Gemäldegalerie — a monumental Rembrandt covered in plastic and duct tape while a steady patter of drops land in a bucket an inch or two in front of the painting.” (@blackfaurest)

RIP Ms. Gilot. “Ms. Gilot’s 'Paloma à la Guitare' (1965), being readied for auction at Sotheby’s in London in 2021. It sold for $1.3 million.” (John Phillips/Getty Images for Sotheby's) 

“Joshua Reynolds ‘Portrait of Omai’ is moved before hanging at Tate Britain” (independent.co.uk)

“Is This Painting a Raphael or Not? A Fortune Rides on the Answer“ (photos by Evan Jenkins) (wsj.com)

“An expert report entered as an exhibit in the suit included an image of the Warhol, with annotations describing changes in the image. Credit...via New York State Supreme Court filing“ (NYTimes)

“An ancient Italian bronze statue is examined after being discovered in the ruins of a Roman bathhouse.” (Artnews)

Fondation Beyeler

“Like any artwork in the collection, our beloved bronze lions require expert care and conservation to preserve them for future generations. The lions will return at the end of July.” (AIC) (photo by Sperry Walker)

“Four statues of Aristide Maillol temporarily leave the Louvre domain, loaned to the Musée d'Orsay on the occasion of the retrospective "Aristide Mailloll (1861-1944).” (Musée du Louvre)

Installing Barbara Kruger at the Art Institute of Chicago 

“Evacuation of the Annunciation from the Bohorodchany Iconostasis from the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv.”

Vladimir Putin’s figure has been removed from the Musée Grévin wax museum in Paris due to the “tragic and unacceptable” events in Ukraine, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. (NYTimes)

Installation of Sam Durant's Like, man, I'm tired (of waiting), 2002, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (unframed)

“Authorities in Hong Kong tear down “Pillar of Shame” sculpture honoring Tiananmen victims.” Tyrone Siu