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Why the trial against Ravensburger for the unauthorized use of the image of the Vitruvian Man was a serious mistake

Ravensburger has a puzzle in its catalog that reproduces the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, and for this reason, it has been the subject of an order by the Venice Court,...

The Agamemnon mask: the greatest hoax?

La maschera di Agamennone sarebbe un falso, anzi, una burla Past January 6 2022 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Heinrich Schliemann, one of the most controversial but...

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

How to authenticate a work of art? How to reveal forgeries? On 2 and 3 December 2021, as a result of an excellent initiative of the Italian Group of the International Institute...

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

How to authenticate a work of art? How to reveal forgeries? On 2 and 3 December 2021, as a result of an excellent initiative of the Italian Group of the International Institute...

A scientific approach is always crucial. Even museums know it!

The case of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne is very topical, with the exhibition “Russian Avant-garde at the Ludwig Museum: original and fake. Questions, research,...

Man or Woman?

Gender fluid ante litteram A painting by the genius Leonardo da Vinci unexpectedly provides us with an interesting reflection on the notion of “gender identity“, never as much...

An original without copies or Caravaggio’s zigzag

Spunti diagnostici di riflessione sull'attribuzione From how they all got on the bandwagon (“I discovered it!” “No, I discovered it first!“) there would seem to be no doubts that...

Caravaggio, a star at the Uffizi (also thanks to Art-Test)

il selfie nella brocca We were extremely honored to hear Dr. Maria Matilde Simari talk about the discovery by Art-Test on Caravaggio’s Bacchus during the popular Facebook online...

Did scientific evidence make all the difference?

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel, by Sandro Botticelli, was last offered at auction at Christie’s London in December 1982 with the title Portrait of Giovanni de...

Art at Dante’s times

After 2020, the unfortunate year dedicated to Raphael on the 500th anniversary of his death,  we are ready to embrace 2021 which in Italy, and around the world, will be the year...

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