Velazquez: data confirm authenticity of Waterseller

Velazquez: data confirm authenticity of Waterseller

In preparation ofย the exhibition โ€œNovecentoย sedottoโ€ at Museo Bardini in Florence, restoration of the Waterseller painting of Velazquez from the collection of the Uffizi museum has taken place. Another version of the Waterseller is at the Wellington Musem in London...
Leonardo: Salaรฌ or da Vinci’s hand?

Leonardo: Salaรฌ or da Vinci’s hand?

A superb painting was presented to public as it became, through a highly generous donation of Bernardo Caprotti, part of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana collection. Art-Testย had the true privilege to investigate it with IR Scanner Reflectography, IR false color, UV...
Caravaggio: discovery of self-portrait in Bacco

Caravaggio: discovery of self-portrait in Bacco

A recent analysis by ย Art-Test on the Caravaggioโ€™s Bacchusย has revealed the outline of a manโ€™s faceย in the jug of wine in the foreground that is believed to be the self-portrait of the artist. The tiny image of the Renaissance master is hidden in a carafe of wine in...
Raffaello: discovery of a forgotten PEARL

Raffaello: discovery of a forgotten PEARL

Art-Test contributed, with multispectral image analyses (XR, IR, VIS, UV), macrophotos and XRF results, to the finding of a lost painting by Raphael. A portrait of a woman that lay discarded for decades in the vaultย of a northern Italian palace is in fact the work of...
Pinacoteca of Siena: Art-test scans the collection

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 and Grosseto. The project includes the analyses of a selection of masterpieces, both currently exposed and in the deposits, some of which never tested...