2,000-year-old mummy portrait looks way ahead of its time

The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.
Observer

A Perugino Masterpiece Lands in New York for Sotheby’s Old Masters Week

On loan from the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria in Perugia, the artist’s ‘Man of Sorrows’ (1495) will be on view through February 4 before heading to the Morgan Library, where it ...
The New York Times

At the Frick, a Young Painter Spars With an Old Master

The “too muchness” of Rococo painting has met its match with Flora Yukhnovich’s immersive “Four Seasons.” The “too muchness” of Rococo painting has met its match with Flora Yukhnovich’s immersive ...
Observer

A Treasure Trove of Old Master Works Could Fetch $120 Million or More This May

Francesco Guardi’s Venice, a View of the Punta della Dogana and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute, one of a pair of works estimated to sell together for $10-15 million. Sotheby's In May, ...