Giovanni Battista di Jacopo, whose nickname means "the red-haired Florentine, " was born in 1494 in Florence, where he studied in Andrea del Sarto's studio.

WSJ: Il Rosso Fiorentino | Deposition | A Maelstrom of Grief | Masterpiece by Peter Plagens

Newly cleaned works are among the other highlights here, for example the spectacular Hans Memling "The Annunciation" (1465-75) and a ravishing Andrea del Sarto "The Holy Family With the Young Saint John the Baptist" (c. 1528 or 1529).

WSJ: The Met's European Reunion