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    Vasari, in the name of Michelangiolo

    In 2018, a fundraising project “In the Name of Michelangelo” was set up, supported by 132 donors from fourteen different countries, for the restoration of the monumental tomb of Michelangiolo Buonarroti, 1564-1576, built on a project by Giorgio Vasari, who painted also the large altarpiece with the “Ascent to Calvary” scene. The painting had in […]

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    Carlo Dolci a master of the seventeen century

    Carlo Dolci, also known as Carlino, was a beloved and acclaimed artist by the critics of his time, he was considered the greatest Florentine painter of the seventeenth century, contended by European nobility (although he almost never left the Tuscan territory). He was back in the spotlight thanks to the monographic exhibition at the Galleria […]

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    Picasso, it wasn’t you!

    Art diagnostics is, among other things, an outpost for the protection of cultural heritage. The case we are presenting here is one of the many we have treated. Not all of them become public, and they do not all end in court. In France legislation imposes to destroy fake paintings. Perhaps this is too extreme. […]

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    POSSESSION – a tale of sick feelings for antiquities

    In 2014 we participated in the studies conducted on archeological finds seized from the excavations of Paestum. A unique and exciting experience, due to the richness of the material and the unrivaled scenery of the park. The investigations were designed to contribute to an exhibition – Possession – which had the intent to highlight the […]

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    A portrait by Caravaggio?

    Brazil welcomed the exhibition “Caravaggio and his followers: confirmations and problems” with extraordinary enthusiasm. The exhibition included 6 canvases painted by the Maestro and 14 works by the “Caravaggeschi”. The intent of the exhibition was also to update the panorama of studies on Caravaggio and his followers. In the rich catalog of the exhibition, for […]

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    The sophistication of Filippino

    The Nerli altarpiece by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), a magnificent panel still in the original location selected for it by the client Tanai de ‘Nerli -who is portrayed in the painting together with his wife Nanna- was restored by the talented Anna Teresa Monti. A detail of the IR Scanner reflectography of the Pala Nerli The […]

HIGHLIGHTS

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“The scientist and the forger workshop”: we need a shared protocol to identify fakes

On 2 and 3 December 2021, as a result of an excellent initiative of the Italian Group of the International Institute for Conservation, the workshop “The scientist and the forgery – Scientific methodologies to identify fakes in art”  was held in Lucca.It is becoming increasingly clear that there is the need to tackle this issue […]

OPINIONS

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Do not miss Florence Heritech

After an “online only” last edition and with the goal to create synergy between Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, the conference Florence Heritech will take place in Florence from 16 to 18 May 2022, in same place and at the same time as the Florence Biennial Art and Restoration Fair.Florence is since century a recognised […]

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A restoration – study on an artist still largely to be discovered

The restoration of the splendid painted Cross kept in the Ghelli Museum of San Casciano Val di Pesa and attributed to the so-called “Master of San Lucchese” has recently begun. The artist takes its name from the place where most of his paintings were found, namely the Convent of San Lucchese in Poggibonsi.  His works […]

DISCOVERIES

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Join us during a diagnostic campaign!

The principle that Art-Test uses in proposing a diagnostic campaign on a work for which there is no historical-artistic reference other than family memories or vague information, it is to begin to investigate with a minimum set of analyses that establish a possible post quem term and therefore indicate the period starting from which the […]

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New Rubens discovered in the museum deposits

Several Rubens’ originals have been recently identified and revealed to the public in «Becoming Famous», the exhibition (just ended) that gathered more than 90 known and unknown artworks, related to the Master early career, up until 1620.  As a matter of fact, in the last 2 years, the forced closure due to the COVID 19 pandemic outbreak, […]

EXHIBITIONS

AUCTIONS

CONSERVATION

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What happens to revolutionaries?

In these times of war, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels dedicates an exhibition to David’s canvas which stages the murder of Jean Paul Marat in 1793,  painted just a few months after the crime. It is a political work, commissioned by the revolutionary command, as a tribute to the martyrs of the […]

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Join us during a diagnostic campaign!

The principle that Art-Test uses in proposing a diagnostic campaign on a work for which there is no historical-artistic reference other than family memories or vague information, it is to begin to investigate with a minimum set of analyses that establish a possible post quem term and therefore indicate the period starting from which the […]

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You should avoid making mistakes

Stefano, how did you become a restorer? What was your training path? It was a tortuous journey, a bit like being on a roller coaster. I come from a dynasty of decorators and gilders: my great-grandfather was trained in the Grand Ducal workshops around the Pitti Palace. I was initiated to restoration at the age […]