In the first exhibition dedicated to Venetian Renaissance sculptor Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455–1532), his romantic approach to portraiture is revealed in four of his greatest marble carvings, which are joined by eight related works from his closest circle. On view at the National Gallery of Art’s Italian galleries in the West Building from July 4 [...]

The National Gallery confirmed it had purchased “Bagpipe Player in Profile” (1624) by Hendrick ter Brugghen, which sold for $10.2 million at auction. (Sotheby’s) The National Gallery of Art’s acquisition of Bagpipe Player in Profile (1624) by Dutch painter Hendrick ter Brugghen, made possible with substantial support of Gallery donors Greg and Candy Fazakerley, is [...]