“Week in review,” by Robert Steven Mack

“Week in review,” by Robert Steven Mack

Recent stories of note: “Massive Ancient Roman Villa Unearthed in France Opens to the Public”Tessa Solomon, ARTnews The Romanian government has secured a long-term hold on a contested painting by El Greco, currently at Christie’s in New York. The painting, Saint Sebastian (ca. 1610–14), which has an estimated worth of $7–9 million, was pulled from a New York Old Masters Sale in February when the Romanian government claimed that the painting was …