There are attributions that don’t last from Christmas to Saint Stephen’s Day, the luckiest ones make it to New Year’s Eve, and a few continue their journey among the ‘autographs.’ These attributions are often certified by journalistic...
Just having the name “Caravaggio” in the title of an exhibition usually ensures its success, even though he was a forgotten artist for centuries, fallen into obscurity, and it is all thanks to Roberto Longhi that he was rediscovered, restoring him to a...
Scientific analyses will once again be crucial in determining the authenticity of a painting. A small town in Bavaria, along with its monastery and a painting preserved there, are the protagonists of this discovery. We know that Bettbrun, despite having few...
How to distinguish a copy from the original, one author from the other? French painter Laurent de la Hyre, “Cyrus Announcing to Araspas that Panthea Has Obtained His Pardon” Surely you need more than a connoisseur eye, at least considering how many...
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 analyses. There has been an ongoing debate among...
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...
