Lorenzo Lotto, Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children, 1547. © The National Gallery, London. Bequeathed by Miss Sarah Solly, 1879 (NG 1047) LONDON.- A landmark exhibition at the National Gallery explores the dramatic rise of portraiture...

A view of the Frick Collection’s Fragonard Room as seen from the Living Hall, which was briefly closed this month for its first serious refurbishing in nearly a century. Photos: Michael Falco for The New York Times Roberta Smith writes: "Time doesn’t...