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Indeed, the cooperation will continue in September in the Academy Gallery in Venice, an exhibition which will be presented two papers Lorenzo Lotto from the Hermitage: "Family Portrait" and "Madonna delle Grazie". Previously, they did not leave the walls of the museum.
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Lost Angels
It would seem that all the work of famous artists of the past studied the length and breadth. But these days happens to discover the unknown masterpieces of famous artists.
Art historian, an expert on Italian art
Irina Artemiev has received a grant Vladimir Potanin Foundation for the attribution of paintings of famous Italian master Lorenzo Lotto "Madonna delle Grazie". This artist may be called the most extravagant and inimitable genius of Italian Renaissance art, he went to the unbeaten path, regardless of fashion trends and the whims of customers. The Hermitage has several works by Lorenzo Lotto, which reflect the different stages of the artist, but works relating to the last period of life of the master, was not.
Seeing the painting depicting the Madonna and Child that is listed in the inventory of the Hermitage as the work of an unknown Italian artist of the XVI century, Irina Artemyeva thought it was very similar to the late Lorenzo Lotto. But how does it install? For information about the origin of the paintings were pretty sparse: a
1920 it was nationalized from private collection in St. Petersburg, came into the office and taken out antiques at auction in Germany. But there now is not purchased, and in 1933 she returned to Russia and was transferred to the Hermitage.
It remained to seek documentary evidence of the life of Lorenzo Lotto, which would point to pictures belonging to this wizard. And such evidence was found in the detected back in 1892 the book of accounts of the artist, which he carefully wrote down all your income and expenses in recent years. The book discusses two "Madonna", to this day not associated with any of the known works of the master. In particular, about one of them in January 1542 Lotto wrote: "... a picture of the Madonna and the three angels, which Messer Mario wished to see completed on the day of vows as a nun Lucrezia - 12 ducats."
- He wrote repeatedly about the Madonna with the three angels, and we were no angels, - says Irina Artemiev. - And then I thought it was such a dark background for a picture of the time uncharacteristic, it is too discordant with the bright, strong light, the Madonna and Child. And carried the picture on the X-ray. X-ray for some reason could not have done a long time, I was nervous, finally, she called and asked, "Well, is there anything else?" - "There's an angel." - "Only one?" - "How much do you want?" - "I've got to make it three." - "Three is." I was jumping for joy all day long! We will have an infrared imaging, which behind Madonna's perfectly readable figures of three angels. Next restorer Sergey Kiselev successfully cleared the painting from the late pollution, and all the richness of color were the angels world.
At the World Congress in Italy, dedicated to the 450th anniversary of the death of Lorenzo Lotto, Irina Artemyev gave a presentation, which made a sensation. The researchers of the Italian Renaissance confirmed with absolute certainty that this was the "Madonna delle Grazie", written by Lorenzo Lotto in 1542.
After a temporary exhibition in the Apollo Hall, marking the traditional Days of December's Hermitage, the "Madonna delle Grazie" will take its place in the permanent exhibition of Venetian Renaissance painting.
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