by admin | May 21, 2023 | Art Word, Art-Test News, Authentications & attributions, Cutural Heritage, Discoveries
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...
by admin | May 19, 2023 | Art Word, Art-Test News, Cutural Heritage, Highlights, International Cooperation, Publications
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...
by admin | May 19, 2023 | Art Word, Cutural Heritage
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...
by admin | Feb 7, 2023 | Art Word, Fakes
If BRAFA (Brussels, 29/1/22, 5/2/23), being the first art and antiques fair of the year, could help test the waters for the state of the art of the sector, the result would be only moderately positive. The theme chosen for this year edition was Art Nouveau, since in...
by admin | Feb 7, 2023 | Art Word, Conferences, Publications, Restoration
The 3 volumes of the conference proceedings Florence Heritech 2022, “The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies: Design, Simulation and Monitoring, Materials Science and ICT and Digital Heritage” have been published. The conference, held in Florence...
by admin | Jan 26, 2023 | Art Word, Authentications & attributions, Cutural Heritage, Fakes, International Cooperation
Whose are the works kept in museums? Whose is the bust of Nefertiti, or as in Germany they like to call it, their “Mona Lisa”? “All the cultural assets from other regions of the world do not belong to us, they are here illegally,” said in a interview...