The circle is getting narrower and narrower. How the time flies, The painting depicting the capture of Saint Peter stolen from the castle of Buriasco in 2013, painted by Rutilio Manetti, appears to match the painting in Sgarbi's hands.
There are more and more matching elements that fit together one after the other like in a puzzle until the picture is finished.
The work was proposed by Sgarbi in the exhibition he curated entitled “The Painters of Light. From Caravaggio to Paolini” proposed by him as unpublished, at the Cavallerizza di Lucca in 2021.
The Secretary of State claims to have found the painting in his villa in Viterbo by a stroke of luck, but Il Fatto Quotidiano discovers that an identical painting had been stolen years earlier. Canvas different from the one shown There is a torch at the top left, but it apparently comes from a hand other than Manetti and was painted later.
A small company based in the industrial area of Correggio had been commissioned by Sgarbi himself to carry out a high-resolution scan the canvas in his possession from the 17th century with the latest generation of machines.
The journalist writes Thomas Mackinson of Fatto QuotidianoComparison of the photos in the hands of the restorer who worked on the work and the digitization of the work The two canvases match perfectly: same canvas, same pigments, same cracks and stains.
The Comparison between the very high resolution scan and the photos taken by the restorer Whoever worked on the painting makes it clear that While all of the antique paint throughout the work is affected by thin cracks, the only area with cracks is exactly where the torch is located.
But that wasn't the end of it. The The fragment found is still attached to the original frame kept in the castle from which Manetti was stolen, it fits into the version proposed in Lucca. In the Episode of Report airing in prime time on Rai Tre on Sunday, January 7thIn the report that Il Fatto, together with Report journalists, dedicated to this delicate issue, we were able to see the various studies carried out on the photos and on the digitization of the work.
Alessandro Bagnoli, art historian, former official of the Superintendence and professor at the University of Siena, who also wrote the dissertation on the Sienese Manetti, he says when asked by Fatto Quotidiano. “The restorer added 'imitation paint' to the holes to improve them ensure that the finished work looks perfect. The infamous torch has a rough image layout that differs from the ancient one seen in the surrounding parts. It really seems like a targeted addition to distinguish the painting presented at the exhibition in Lucca from the painting stolen from the Piedmontese castle.
For now, always greetings from your Michelangelo Buonarroti, who will meet you in the next posts and on social media.
The circle is getting narrower and narrower. Over time, the painting of the Capture of Saint Peter painted by Rutilio Manetti, stolen from the Castle of Buriasco in 2013, appears to match the painting in Sgarbi's hands.
There are more and more coincident elements that fit together one after another like a puzzle until the picture is finished. The work was proposed by Sgarbi in the exhibition he curated entitled “The Painters of Light”. From Caravaggio to Paolini,” suggested by him as unpublished.
Sgarbi claims to have found the painting by a stroke of luck in his villa in Viterbo, but Il Fatto Quotidiano discovers that an identical painting had been stolen years earlier. Canvas that differs from that shown in the exhibition by a torch placed at the top left, but appears to be by a hand other than Manetti and painted later.
A small company in the industrial area of Correggio had been commissioned by Sgarbi himself to use state-of-the-art machinery to make a high-resolution scan of the 17th century canvas in his possession.
According to journalist Thomas Mackinson of Fatto Quotidiano, comparing the photos in the hands of the restorer who worked on the work and the digitization of the work, the two canvases match perfectly: the same canvas, the same pigments, the same cracks and stains.
The comparison between the very high resolution scan and the photos taken by the conservator who worked on the painting makes it clear that although all of the antique paint spread throughout the work is affected by thin breaks, the only area that shows breaks is exactly the same there is The torch is present.
But that wasn't the end of it. The fragment found, still attached to the original frame kept in the castle from which the Manetti were stolen, fits the version proposed in Lucca. In the episode of Report, broadcast on Sunday January 7th in prime time on Rai Tre, in the report that Il Fatto, together with Report journalists, dedicated to this delicate issue, we were able to see the various studies that lead to the photos and the digitization were carried out of the work.
Alessandro Bagnoli, art historian, former official of the Superintendence and professor at the University of Siena, who also wrote the dissertation on the Sienese Manetti, says at the request of Fatto Quotidiano. “The restorer applied 'imitation' finishes to the holes to make the entire work appear perfect. The infamous torch has a rough image layout that differs from the ancient one seen in the surrounding parts. It really seems to be an addition made specifically to distinguish the painting presented at the exhibition in Lucca from the painting stolen from the Piedmontese castle.”
For now, always greetings from your Michelangelo Buonarroti, who will meet you in the next posts and on social media.
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