Our works and techniques
Some examples of our 20 years track record
Our recent works
We have worked on a very wide range of artwork from ancient to contemporary period, including very famous artists.
Our customer’s privacy is of paramount importance, therefore we cannot disclose information on many important discoveries. Here you can find some published examples of analyses we have performed.
Seven Acts of Mercy by Caravaggio: a superb experience
Caravaggio escapes from Rome on 28 May, with the accusation of having killed Ranuccio Tommasoni and arrives on 6...
Ligozzi: wonders of an expanding world
n 1577, Ligozzi was called to Florence by Francesco I Medici, a despotic Grand Duke with refined tastes, son-in-law...
El Greco: new attribution at the Uffizi
When the painting “St. John the Evangelist and St. Francis of Assisi” entered the Uffizi collection as part of a...
Giambologna’s Rape of the Sabines
The diagnostics performed on the ‘Ratto delle Sabine’ by Giambologna, at the Galleria dell’Accademia, in Florence,...
Caravaggio: a copy? Multilayer shows it’s original!
The painting, which is owned by a private collector, was originally thought to be a copy of Caravaggio’s St. Jerome...
Velazquez: data confirm authenticity of Waterseller
In preparation of the exhibition “Novecento sedotto” at Museo Bardini in Florence, restoration of the Waterseller...
Leonardo: Salaì or da Vinci’s hand?
A superb painting was presented to public as it became, through a highly generous donation of Bernardo Caprotti, part...
Caravaggio: discovery of self-portrait in Bacco
A recent analysis by Art-Test on the Caravaggio’s Bacchus has revealed the outline of a man’s face in the jug of wine...
Raffaello: discovery of a forgotten PEARL
Art-Test contributed, with multispectral image analyses (XR, IR, VIS, UV), macrophotos and XRF results, to the finding...
Pinacoteca of Siena: Art-test scans the collection
Art-Test started recently working in Siena, after winning the public competition published by Sovrintendenza of Siena...
The world’s first diagnostic database
Art-Test wishes to introduce you to an unprecedented and ultimately relevant work: a database of diagnostic data of over 100 paintings of Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena.
By means of the adopted testing methodologies, the techniques and the materials constituting the support can be assessed with considerable precision, as well as the preparatory drawing and the diffferent painting layers and their state of preservation . These types of information are required both for maintenance and attribution purposes.
E’ il primo ed al momento unico sistema di questo genere al mondo.
It’s the first and, at the moment, only system of this kind in the world.
Publications
Our contributions to catalogues, exhibitions scientific conferences and journals.