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Authentic or Replica?
Anna Pelagotti Unveiled: different versions of Caravaggio's works show contrasting details thanks to scientific analyses Two versions of a Caravaggio painting reveal significant differences thanks to scientific analysesThere has been an ongoing debate among Caravaggio...
Art-Test and Givoa sign a transoceanic collaboration agreement!
Jimena Aballay In the art world, collaboration between professionals and experts is essential to promote innovation and achieve cutting-edge and excellent results. In this context, Givoa Art Consulting and Art-Test have entered into a partnership that opens up new...
Rescued treasures and unmasked impostors
Among the Italian archaeological finds recovered by the Carabinieri in America, many could be fakes. A museum is ready for the others Anna Pelagotti «Investigation into art never ends», said General Molinese, stressing the importance of increasingly sophisticated...
It wasn’t us
Anna Pelagotti A Pompeian fresco loaned for the "Alexandria: Past Futures" exhibition returned severely damaged, but nobody assumes responsibility The exhibition, held first in Brussels and then in Marseilles, revisited the history and present of the Egyptian city,...
The disaster caused by severe weather conditions in Emilia Romagna could have happened anywhere. And in Italy we are not ready.
Anna Pelagotti The bad weather that caused flooding and landslides in Emilia Romagna was neither unpredictable nor unexpected. That global warming due to greenhouse gases emitted by fossil fuels would have caused extreme events has been known and studied for years....
Cultural images held hostage
The Italian Republic should prmote the development of culture and scientific and technical research. But no Emanuela Massa Article 9 of the Italian Constitution, which turns 75 this year, reads as follows: “The Republic promotes the development of culture and...
When some animal species disappear and animal art becomes a booming market
Marine Butera From BRAFA to TEFAF 2023 edition, some observers will have noticed the strong presence of animal sculptures (and especially bronze animal sculptures). Is it because they were a craze for late 19th and early 20th century European collectors? For their...
Art-Test participates with diagnostic tests to the restoration of 1100 m2 mosaics of the Baptistery in Florence
The large project for the Baptistery has entered its final phase. It is supported by the Opera del Duomo and started in 2014 with the restoration of the external facades and roof covering. The project will conclude by 2028 with the restoration of the approximately...
Art and Business in Maastricht (NL)
Despite the spectacular theft suffered during the last edition, and a series of changes at the top, this 2023 edition confirmed TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation) as the queen of fairs, with 268 exhibitors from all over the world and a newfound enthusiasm in...