Silvia Fiaschi

Silvia Fiaschi

Silvia, how did you become a restorer? What was your training path? Since primary school I have shown a certain predisposition to drawing and manual skills that my family has always supported by enrolling me in private painting courses. Attending the Martenot Art...
Green gold

Green gold

How “natural” is the countryside? How has it changed over the centuries and why? To answer these questions, paintings are also useful, as they are sort of snapshots of the past. At the beginning of the fifteenth century, Luca del Sera, a partner of...
Who owns public art?

Who owns public art?

The British Museum refuses to allow scans of the Parthenon marbles. Resulting replicas could be offered to them if they consented the marbles to be returned to Greece. Let’s imagine you want to study a work of art currently in the collection of a state or municipal...
A new Michelangiolo?

A new Michelangiolo?

A drawing at auction in Paris in May 2022 Great news are shaking the world of art collecting: next May, in Paris, Christie’s will put on sale, during the auction “Maîtres anciens et du XIXe siècle”, a rare early drawing by Michelangelo, which could reach the...