FABRIZIO MORETTI Dealer among the best internationally known, Secretary General of the BIAF, Fabrizio Moretti shares with us the satisfaction of finding a painting missing in the Uffizi collection, and the terrible moments due to the pandemic, that put the art world in stand-by. But reveals that he has a positive outlook. This dark period will end and will have as a consequence a renewed enthusiasm, the rediscovered joy in buying and to indulging into the luxury of beauty
From how they all got on the bandwagon (“I discovered it!” “No, I discovered it first!”) There would seem to be no doubts that the painting at auction in Madrid is the real Ecce Homo made by Caravaggio as result of a competition between painters arranged by Monsignor Massimi, as documented in old biographies.
There was a not too distant time when the so-called “primitives” were the highest aspiration. In which billionaires did everything (even buying fakes) to have an artwork of the Italian Middle Ages. To feel and appear cultured and refined.Then the decline.But is it true that they have nothing more to say nowadays?
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Is a citation not enough?
It is recent news the publication of a call promoted by the Province of Salerno, in which professional conservatories were invited to apply to lend their work for the restoration of the institution’s heritage, totally for free. In exchange for it , the call just mentioned some promotion.It is upsetting, but it didn’t surprise us.
Illegitimate son, even if recognized by his father. Multiform genius, father of the Florentine Renaissance.No, we are not talking about Leonardo but about Leon Battista Alberti, born Battista, self-proclaimed Leon, less “pop” but just as fundamental as Da Vinci for the prodigious rebirth of the arts.
The images of the most beautiful works of art, the best “illustrators”, the most powerful ambassadors of the best part of Italy, cannot be used freely in our country (abroad, on the other hand, only rarely there are controls, above, for example a Dutch wallpaper).
These are special ceramics conceived and produced only in some specific areas of the Italian peninsula and in a very short period of time but with such an elegant and particular manufacture, that it determined immediate success. In a short time they replaced the previous majolica on the tables of the richest mansions of the fifteenth century.
At this time, when more works of art than people move around, an ad hoc transport document can be very useful for their safety.
In fact, this starts from the knowledge of their "state of health", which is even more important to know before each move, whether for a simple view, preliminary to a sale, or for an exhibition.
We all know the Condition Report which well describes, in detail, the status quo of an artefact. It is a valuable document, usually written in many pages, which takes time to write and to read.
At Art-Test we have created a transport document for works of art, the Fine Art Transport Document (FA-DDT), borrowing the terminology currently in use for general shipments, which contains the basic information in just two pages and which comes in a plasticized version, therefore more difficult to damage or modify. In fact, the document was created to have a legal value as well, it will be identified by a unique code, date and place of writing signed by our embossed stamp, so as to be hardly counterfeited.
The FA – DDT records the identification data of the work and the conservation features, alongside the front / back photos, the observations deduced from viewing the work with UV lamp, suitably filtered.
If necessary, thematic maps of the criticalities found will also be included.
This document will give the possibility of an immediate check of the work at the end of each movement, whatever it is. It will also be useful for a first presentation of the work at the time of a "vision", saving time, energy and money, without compromising on quality.
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