The UK approach to restoration has been the focus of many controversies since the 1840s, and it is today again under attack. Following three-year extensive work, ‘Nativity’ by Piero Della Francesca returned to public display: a Christmas present to the Gallery...
Legend, history, art and diagnostics A volume has just been published by Pendragon that traces the history of the Bolognese icon known as the Virgin of Saint Luke, which dominates the city from Monte della Guardia where it is kept. The volume traces back the sources...
For years considered a sketch by a minor follower, a painting in Dutch museum turns out to be a masterpiece For years they have been saying ‘no’, that it was not and could not be a Rembrandt. For years, attributions to the Dutch painter were a monopoly of the...
How does one evaluate whether it is a replica or a copy? It can happen to find paintings in auction catalogs or at antiques fairs that remind us of other works, by famous artists. This is, for example, the case of a small painting that arrived at our workshop, and...
How did you become a restorer? What was your training path? This profession has always fascinated me and after high school my road was already marked: the Institute for art and restoration of Palazzo Spinelli, in Florence, where I graduated in painting restoration....
Paper has played a very important role in all cultures, ever since it was “invented”, because it is not just a support, but it has been (and continues to be) the greatest multiplier of culture and history. Each “sheet” brings with it...
