Across the country, there are some fascinating winter exhibitions that highlight some of the rarest and finest of European art and craftsmanship. From Hans Holbein the Younger and Jacques Louis David in New York to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo in Dallas. A World First: French Painter Jacques Louis David’s Drawings In the 18th century, neoclassical artist…

Anyone who has seen a Jan van Eyck painting up close will be in no doubt of his brilliance at depicting every inch of detail in luminous oils. He perfected the medium. But few people would have had the opportunity to see van Eyck’s draftsmanship in person. Only one van Eyck drawing survives: “Portrait of…