The tool remains an interesting proof of concept, but it could expand into something genuinely useful for researchers and conservators.

In 2004, masked men entered Oslo's Munch Museum in broad daylight and stole Edvard Munch's 1910 painting "The Scream". This painting is one of several paintings, pastels and prints that Munch created ...

A photo from 1978 shows famous Catalan surrealist painter Juan Miró in his Taller Sert, surrounded by his paintings. In the background, the bright, intense yellow of Femme dans le rue (1973), stands ...

A bright yellow pigment favored a century ago by Impressionists such as Matisse and Van Gogh is losing its luster. Researchers have developed a laser imaging technique that can detect the first tiny ...