by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Art-Test News, Cutural Heritage
Just about every day, we hear about crimes against archaeological heritage. And we’re not just talking about stolen archaeological artifacts, but also unwitting buyers who find themselves in possession of objects that are subject to very specific regulations....
by admin | Jan 21, 2024 | Authentications & attributions, Cutural Heritage, Exhibitions, Highlights
When restoring and investigating masterpieces, something intriguing will always be uncovered. The diagnostic images of Caravaggio’s ‘David and Goliath,’ now at the Prado and recently back on display after extensive restoration, have been published...
by admin | Jan 21, 2024 | Conferences, Cutural Heritage, Discoveries, Instruments, Studies and Projects
The progress of the science for cultural heritage is a fascinating journey. Every day it brings new discoveries, case studies, and data that expand our understanding of works of art, revealing their origins and enabling us to grasp when they were created. It also...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Authentications & attributions, Cutural Heritage, Fakes, Instruments
When did the production of fake Greek vases begin? There are examples from various eras. The production of fake Greek vases has a long history dating back many centuries. It can be traced back to the Roman era when Greece was the cultural reference for the...
by admin | Dec 3, 2023 | Cutural Heritage, Fakes
Here a supposedly original Kourous, now at the MET in New York. This is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a clear,...
by admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Cutural Heritage, Fakes, Restoration
A Raphael? No! A complete forgery that however, no longer than 40 years ago fooled Cesare Brandi and many other scholars, as well as the Central Institute for Restoration, with its scientific investigations. Many but not all. The attribution was strongly...