In Odessa, found a painting by Titian

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Our staff have studied painting, which is exhibited in the exhibition as "a work by an unknown artist XVI century, and suddenly discovered that it - Titian! - Says the museum's director Vladimir Ostrovsky.

Experts from the Hermitage had already confirmed that the age composition of the paintings and paints fully consistent with the intended time of its writing. The cost is found, a masterpiece ( "Portrait of a Venetian Doge Girolamo Priuli") may reach 200 million dollars. To prevent a repeat of history with Caravaggio, Titian's whereabouts are kept a closely guarded secret.

The museum should receive official confirmation of the authenticity of an Italian kartinohranilisch, only then would get canvas from its hiding place on public display.

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The question of authorship of paintings raised staff 20 years ago, while critics Hermitage disagreed with Moscow colleagues.
"Several years ago, we again took to the contact with the Hermitage, and on the basis of existing directory where X-ray images of original paintings by Titian wanted to establish the truth. But then we have not had the opportunity to make a qualitative picture of his painting. I must say, modern X-rays allow us to see how the artist has been working as laid strokes. Titian was way right on the canvas to remake the track, my view, head to rewrite. That's the picture of our "Portrait of a Venetian Doge Girolamo Priuli was found the third eye - the artist moved the image. detected and typical Titian smears "- added Ostrovskii.
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gans, if 20-year deal, the probability bolshaya.Kak got interesting work in a museum?
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Originally Posted by Eugene

If you already 20 years engaged in, the probability bolshaya.Kak got interesting work in a museum?

Soon will tell, I guess. While in Odessa has always been a very close relationship with Europe.

In the first third of the past century Odessa was the third most important city of the empire after St. Petersburg and Moscow. Already at that time in the city theater were the best singers, musicians and theater troupes in Europe. There were shining "stars" of the European opera Adelaide Rinaldi and Angelica Catalani, Giuseppe Marini and First Lady Patty. In 1947, in Odessa six concerts given great Franz Liszt.

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After the fire, the fire that killed the first city theater was built new, which is considered one of the best in the world. It opened in 1887. On its stage singing Battistini and Caruso, Chaliapin and Sobinov, the conductor's stand stood by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov ... On stage, the Russian theater, which opened in 1875, were Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse. Scene of Odessa were leading figures of the Ukrainian theater - Marc Kropyvnytskyi brothers Tobilevichi, Maria Zankovetskaya ... Today, the city operates six state theaters.

In the history of musical culture of Odessa is known as the city that gave birth to the great musicians of the twentieth century - David Oistrakh, Emil Gilels, Sviatoslav Richter. It was founded and continues to actively educate musicians world-famous school named after Professor Peter Stolyarovsky.

Odessa - a city with which the works of great artists, such as Ivan Aivazovsky, Kyriakos Kostandi, Wassily Kandinsky ... In our town formed the world-famous South Russian school of painting, which is close to the aesthetics of French Impressionism.

From Odessa connected literary works of many world famous writers: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Bunin, Alexander Kuprin, Sholom Aleichem, and Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Nachman Bialik, Isaac Babel ...

         World Values have the meeting of the Odessa museums.
http://www.odessa.ua/departments/6334

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prisoner from Odessa jail knows how stolen Caravaggio painting

Antiques from Kharkov, located in Odessa remand fourth year, says he knows how to steal "Kiss of Judas" Michelangelo da Caravaggio.

"By this involved police officers from Kirovograd. They adapted channels on the border, the pictures are sent to customers - to foreign collectors. I was personally acquainted with Nikolai Ponomarenko, a collector from Kharkov, who is trying to hang the kidnapping Caravaggio, and later found dead. He was invited to theft in Odessa assess the authenticity of "Kiss of Judas", - said the defendant Vadim G.

According to him, Caravaggio interested collectors from Europe, where the Odessa museum painting drove to an international exhibition in 2005. "Ponomarenko used blind. He had no idea what is planned theft. He was killed and then to hang everything on it ", - said the defendant.

He said that he was in the same story with a picture of Aivazovsky's "Marine species", which was stolen in Odessa in 2005. "The offense hung up on me, to confiscate my collection" - said the prisoner.

He added that the kidnapping "police-werewolves" use "burglar" who sat in prison, "take their blackmail, which is again sent to prison."

In Kirovograd oblUVD could not comment on the words antiquary, referring to the fact that they were "not in the know". No information on this subject and in the Odessa law enforcement.

Source: Today

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A Caravaggio found?

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Originally Posted by eva777

A Caravaggio found?

Stolen painting "The Kiss of Judas" Michelangelo da Caravaggio, was not found.

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and probably will not find ...

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early to say that the picture of the Odessa museum belongs to Titian - Russia's Hermitage

While not certain that the fabric of the Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art belongs to Titian Vecellio, said head of the department of Western European paintings of the Hermitage Sergei Andriyasov.

Such a statement he made in an interview.

"We have analyzed the state of the canvas and paints, which showed that this picture was actually written in the XVI century. But to assert that its author - Titian, too early ", - said Sergey Andriyasov.

He stressed that the authorship of the paintings may have only an expert on the artist's work, which it probably will in the near future.

A member of the Hermitage added that employees of the Odessa museum convinced of the authenticity of the picture and its accessories by Titian. Therefore fabric carefully hide: in the museum are afraid that it will suffer the fate of the kidnapped in July 2008, The Taking of Christ into custody "by Caravaggio, estimated at $ 10 million

Source: RIA Novosti

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Originally Posted by Eugene

How did it get interesting work in a museum?

The painting "Portrait of the Doge Girolamo Priuli" oil on canvas, 67h50 see was transferred to the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern art from the Hermitage in 1949. The Hermitage received in 1931 from the Leningrad antiques. On the back of the picture preserved stickers showing her sojourn in the collections of Cardinal Silvio Valenti (Rome) and Prince Lev Kochubey. Also on the reverse side of the canvas inscription "Tiziano". The painting by the Italian artist XVIII vtrf J. Pannini, depicting the interior of the Roman palace of Gonzaga, where there was a collection of paintings, a portrait of the Doge is clearly visible, reminiscent of Odessa. As published in the XVIII century. catalog the collection numbered Gonzaga, coinciding with the number on the sticker, it means "Portrait of a Venetian doge in the manner of Titian."

In 1966 the painting was restored in the Central Restoration Workshops them. Grabar and Moscow. Then was found the inscription "TI" over the shoulder doge and found that the painting in his time was cut at the edges and around the XVIII century duplicated on a new canvas.

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December 18, at the Museum of Western and Oriental Art can be seen alleged Titian, the exhibition of one painting. Opening at 15.00.

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The Italians verify the authenticity of the Odessa Titian


In the late 10 th of March, director of the Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Vladimir Ostrovsky go to Italy together with the painting "Portrait of a Venetian Doge Girolamo Priuli," said Bridge-Odessa. Local experts should finally determine whether the painting owned by Titian, is believed to Odessa.

The fact that the work of the museum's collection may belong to the hand of the Renaissance genius, Ostrovsky, said in November 2009. According to him, specialists found on canvas "typical Titian strokes. The museum director has promised that it would be an X-ray portrait, which will help to establish its author.

In addition, Ostrovsky said that soon in the museum will vysokokacheskvennaya copy of Caravaggio's painting "The Capture of Christ in custody, or the kiss of Judas" (about 1598). This painting was stolen from the collection in 2008.