Maerten Tromp, commander of the Dutch fleet, sat for a formal portrait by Jan Lievens a year before his death in battle in 1653. The image emerged in 2020 at a small auction house in Massachusetts, 132 years after disappearing from public view
Guercino’s “Aurora” and its preparatory drawing will be shown side by side at Christopher Bishop Fine Art as part of Master Drawings New York, which starts on Saturday. On Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., an opening reception for the Guercino works will be held at the gallery, which will display the pieces until Feb. 15. Christopher Bishop Fine Art
