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Slike koje su izmenile svet

nobody@mycity.rs (Boki X) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:42:51 +0100

Crte�i u pe�inama Lasko

Preistorijski crte�i na kre�nja�kim zidovima u pe�inama Lasko u jugozapadnoj Francuskoj datiraju od pre 16000 godina, a slu�ajno su otkrivene tek 1940.godine. One su me�u najstarijim umetni�kim delima. U okolnostima koje se danas �ine neverovatno te�kim, grupa ljudi smatrala je da je vredno truda na�i na�in da u vizuelnom obliku prika�u svoje misli i iskustva.

Krik
Slika norve�kog slikara Edvarda Munka naslikana 1893.godine u prvom planu prikazuje figuru u agoniji, pod crvenim i �utim svetlom zalaska sunca naslikanim uskla�enim tankim linijama...
Njegova slika nazvana je "najbolnijim izrazom anksioznosti modernog sveta":lice poput kostura, o�ajanje boja, talasaste linije neba �ine se kao da su spolja�nji znaci unutra�njeg nemira.

Mlade plemkinje
Sliku "Las meninas" naslikao je 1656.godine Dijego Velaskez,ona je sme�tena u ogromnoj, sumornoj prostoriji u kraljevskoj palati u Madridu i prikazuje petogodi�nju princezu Margaretu koju opslu�uju dve dvorkinje. Sam Velaskez, �iji se odraz vidi u ogledalu koje se nalazi na zidu,slika portret kralja i kraljice.Umetnik gleda u svoje modele i posmatra�a,tako da je fokus kompozicije na prednjem delu slike.Ova slika je nazvana "najsmelijim slikarskim eksperimentom svih vremena" i ona slavi i analizira proces stvaranja slike.

Ra�anje Adama
Od 1508.do 1512.Mikelan�elo je oslikavao tavanicu Sikstinske kapele u Vatikanu, freskom ogromnih razmera, na kojoj su predstavljeni prizori zasnovani na Starom zavetu iz Biblije. Centralni prizor stvaranja prikazuje Boga kako se ispru�io da bi dao �ivot i energiju Adamu koji je na zemlji - energiju koja se prenosi ispru�enim prstom.Adam koji je smatran modelom renesansne lepote, le�i na zemlji.Deo njegovog tela je primio energiju, a ostatak je inertan.Najveli�anstveniji prikaz �ina stvaranja.

Mrtvi Mara
Slika koju je �ak-Luj David naslikao izme�u jula i oktobra 1793.godine u Parizu, u vreme vladavine terora tokom Francuske revolucije.Slika prikazuje revolucionara �an-Pol Maraa kako le�i u kadi prekrivenoj umrljanim �ar�avima, sa fatalnim ubodom na levoj strani grudi.U ruci mu je pero za pisanje, a prevrnuti kov�eg mu slu�i umesto radnog stola. Kompozicija i svetlo asociraju na kasnorenesansnog Hrista skinutog sa krsta; figura podse�a na klasi�ne skulpture. Ali ovi efekti su upotrebljeni da bi se stvorila slika ovozemaljskog modernog heroja i mu�enika.

Jedva sam prona�ao ovaj podatak,maltretiranje do 101 i nazad: uvodni tekst je zasnovan na izdanju "Family Encyclopedia Of World History" iz 1996.

Preminuo slikar i grafi�ar Mersad Berber

nobody@mycity.rs (SlobaBgd) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:56:33 +0100

BEOGRAD, ZAGREB -

Jedan od najpoznatijih svetskih grafi�ara i dobitnik vi�e od 50 nagrada i priznanja Mersad Berber (72) preminuo je no�as u Zagrebu, preneo je "Ve�ernji list".

Kako se navodi, slavni slikar i grafi�ar preminuo je iznenada u no�i izme�u ne�elje i ponedeljka u svom domu, �to je "Ve�ernjem listu" u kratkom razgovoru potvrdila ku�na pomo�nica porodice Berber.

Berber je ro�en 1940. godine u Bosanskom Petrovcu. Zavr�io je Akademiju u Ljubljani 1963. godine i specijalni te�aj kod Rika Debenjaka 1965. godina.

Od 1978. do 1982. godine predavao je na Katedri za crte� i grafiku Akademije likovnih umetnosti u Sarajevu.

Njegovo delo "Byzantium III" krasi kolekciju Tejt galerije, a dobitnik je vi�e od 50 nagrada i priznanja za svoj rad. Od 2007. godine �lan je Ruske akademije umetnosti.

Izvor: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Wikipedia o Berberu: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Sajt sa galerijom slika, gde mo�ete prona�i Berberove �uvene slike sa motivima konja: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Izlo�ba Portreti �asnika i dobrotvora Matice srpske

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:21:23 +0100

"Povodom obele�avanja jubileja 185. godina postojanja Matice srpske, u Srpskoj akademiji nauka i umetnosti 15. februara u 19 sati bi�e otvorena izlo�ba �Portreti �asnika i dobrotvora Matice srpske� kojom zapo�inju Dani Matice srpske u Beogradu."

Citat:Ova izlo�ba predstavlja i presek istorije portretskog slikarstva u Srba. Po�ev�i od najranijih portreta iz prvih decenija XVIII veka, nastalih u vreme formiranja nacionalne umetnosti novijeg doba, poput portreta predaka Save Tekelije pa do onih �iji su autori Stefan Tenecki i Jakov Orfelin, koji pokazuju te�nju da u likovnom izrazu uhvate korak sa Evropom. Najobimniju celinu �ine portreti nastali u XIX veku na�ih znamenitih slikara koji su zna�ajan deo svojih aktivnosti vezali za Maticu srpsku poput Aksentija Marodi�a, Novaka Radoni�a i Uro�a Predi�a. I na posletku, slikari modernog doba, Milenko �erban, Petar Dobrovi�, Petar Om�ikus, Vladimir Bogdanovi�...
Izvor: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Google Art Project

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:24:10 +0100

Napisano: 01 Feb 2011 20:24

"Google Art Project" vam omogu�ava da se pro�etkate kroz 17 svetskih muzeja, zastanete ispred pojedinih slika i bolje ih osmotrite uz pomo� lupe!

Citat:For this virtual tour of great museum collections, contemporary work can be seen among world art treasures � all photographed in magical detail. (...) Paintings by Holbein or C�zanne, Botticelli and Juan Gris work incredibly well at the level of close-up the Art Project offers, with its virtual visits to museums from which selected masterpieces can be viewed in macroscopic HD reproductions. You can home in on Seurat's paintings in New York's Museum of Modern Art so closely that you can study the dots that create his dappled effects in colossal focus. Only a visit to the museum itself would give a comparable intimacy � and even then you might need to take a magnifying glass.
Izvor: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Ali, nisu svu super sre�ni:
Citat:But while I love the idea of the Art Project, its execution is problematic.
For one thing, the project is far from definitive; in truth, as things stand, it is frustratingly partial. Not every celebrated museum in the world is taking part � what about the Prado in Madrid, or the Vatican Museums in Rome? Google offers the illusion that it is casting a net around the greatest works of art in the world. But lots have got away, such as Velazquez�s Las Meninas, or the antique marble Laocoon.
Izvor: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

I oprezno, molim vas. Ja se �etkala po MoMA hodnicima, jedno pogre�no skretanje i na�oh se na ulici!

googleartproject.com

Dopuna: 02 Feb 2011 17:20

Citat:Even the director of the Tate was unaware that if, with patience, you look really close up at Pieter Bruegel's world-famous 16th century painting The Harvesters, which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum, then you will see a family enjoying a jolly Shrove Tuesday game of throwing sticks at the tied-up goose.

"I didn't know about this rather cruel game, no," said Sir Nicholas Serota. "Next time I'm in New York I shall take a closer look."
guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/01/g.....ssic-works

googleartproject.com/museums/met/the-harvesters

Citat:Serota was speaking at the launch today of a significant new art project by Google. The reason we can now examine Bruegel's painting in such astonishing detail � every tiny scene, every brushstroke, every hairline (zabranjeno) can be seen � is because it has been captured using super-high resolution, or gigapixel photo-capturing technology.

(...)

At the launch at Tate Britain the absence of institutions such as the Louvre and the Prado were noted. But project leader Amit Sood, said Google wanted to get the scheme up and running, so included the 17 museums who signed up straight away.
Izvor: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Ua Luvr!

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Biblioteka �Nemanji�ki manastiri�

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:14:48 +0100

Zvu�i zgodno, a knjiga nikad dosta.

Citat:Episkop ra�ko-prizrenski i iguman manastira De�ani vladika Teodosije je na predstavljanju prve od 10 knjiga iz nemanji�ke zadu�bine, rekao da su "De�ani duhovna i kulturna riznica i do dana dana�njeg nisu izgubili od svog sadr�aja".

...

Ediciju je pokrenula Mitropolija crnogorsko-primorska u organizaciji Izdava�ko-informativne ustanove "Svetigora".

Prva knjiga "Visoki De�ani" na kioscima �e biti od 27. januara i ko�ta�e 390 dinara.
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Gu�va ispred muzeja

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:45 +0100

Ulje, bra�no, �e�er, Mobtel? Ne, nego Mone! U ponedeljak je zatvorena izlo�ba posve�ena �uvenom impresionisti u Parizu, koju je tokom �etiri godine posetilo preko devet stotina hiljada ljudi. Tokom poslednja tri dana trajanja izlo�be, muzej Gran Pale bio je non-stop otvoren za posetioce. Oko �etrdeset hiljada ljudi videlo je tako izlo�bu u zadnji �as.

Citat:Wrapped in scarves and heavy coats, people queued for more than three hours to see the nearly 200 works by the 19th century master before the historic exhibition, the biggest one on Monet in decades, closes on Monday evening.

Staff from the museum brought hot drinks and slices of cake to keep up their spirits, and a clarinetist serenaded the shivering crowds.

Izvor: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

Citat:Ukupno 913.064 posetilaca pro�lo je kroz muzej Gran Pale, na Jelisejskim poljima, da bi videlo dela jednog od omiljenih impresionisti�kih majstora u svetu.

Vi�e posetilaca je jedino bilo na izlo�bi posve�enoj faraonu Tutankamonu 1967. godine u Peti Paleu koja je privukla 1,2 miliona posetilaca, ali je izlo�ba trajala mnogo du�e, �est umesto �etiri godine, koliko je trajala Moneova.
Izvor i video: [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici]

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"Put do slike" izlo�ba Save �umanovi�a u Beogradu

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:09:18 +0100

U Velikoj galeriji Doma vojske Srbije u Beogradu, 23. decembra otvorena je izlo�ba slika Save �umanovi�a "Put do slike" koja �e trajati do 29. januara 2011. godine. U pitanju je postavka koja je ranije bila izlo�ena u Galeriji "Sava �umanovi�" u �idu. Pored slika predstavljeni su i njihovi predlo�ci u vidu skica ra�enih raznim tehnikama, kako bi se celokupnije sagledalo stvarala�tvo �uvenog slikara.

Ulaz je besplatan.

Citat:Izlo�ba obuhvata 74 dela, od kojih su 33 slike ura�ene tehnikom ulje na platnu, a 41 su predlo�ci za sliku u raznim tehnikama. "Put do slike" skida veo tajne sa stvarala�kog puta �umanovi�a, od pripreme do zavr�enog umetni�kog dela. Sve slike i predlo�ci koji �ine izlo�bu nastali su u periodu od 1927. do 1942. godine.
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Umetni�ko delo ili sijalica?

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:43:35 +0100

Evropska komisija donela je odluku prema kojoj svetlosne i video instalacije Dena Flejvina i Bila Viole, priznatih ameri�kih umetnika, ne spadaju u kategoriju umetni�kih dela. Ova odluka �e uticati na visinu poreza koji �e galerije i aukcijske ku�e pla�ati prilikom uvoza ovih instalacija u zemlje Evropske unije.

Birokratska logika na delu.

Citat:In an astonishing move, the European Com�mis�sion (EC) has reversed a decision made in a UK tax tribunal, and refused to classify works by Dan Flavin and Bill Viola as �art�. This means that UK galleries and auction houses will have to pay full VAT (value added tax, which goes up to 20% next year) and customs dues on video and light works, when they are imported from outside the EU. The decision is binding on all member states.

The new classification goes against a victory won in a UK tribunal in 2008 (The Art Newspaper, February 2009, p47). A legal battle began after the Haunch of Venison gallery imported six disassembled video installations by Viola into the UK from the US in 2006, and sought to import a light sculpture by Flavin. Declared as �sculpture�, they would only have been liable for 5% VAT.
But customs rejected this, and charged Haunch of Venison £36,000 duty. In 2008 Haunch appealed, and won: the VAT and Duties Tribunal ruled that such works were indeed �art� and only liable to 5% VAT.
Now the EC has overturned this decision. In its ruling a Flavin work is described as having �the characteristics of lighting fittings�and is therefore to be classified�as wall lighting fittings�. As for Viola, the video-sound installation, says the document, cannot be classified as a sculpture �as it is not the installation that constitutes a �work of art� but the result of the operations (the light effect) carried out by it�.
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Mona - Muzej stare i nove umetnosti

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:41:36 +0100

U januaru 2011. godine u Tasmaniji, nadomak glavnog grada Hobarta, otvori�e se Mona, Muzej stare i nove umetnosti. �udnjikavi bogata� Dejvid Vol� odgovoran je za koncept �udnjikavog muzeja, �iju je izgradnju na svom posedu finansirao. I kolekcija umetni�kih dela koja �e biti izlo�ena je ... �udnjikava.

Antimuzej (anti)umetnosti, ali sa�injen od pro-novca. Koga nanese put u Tasmaniju, neka svrati, pa da nam pri�a.

Citat:Imagine a museum that overturns virtually every accepted notion of institutional practice: an underground museum with no natural light, with a deliberately confusing design so visitors get lost as they wander through its halls, and a museum which, in places, is incredibly noisy and very, very smelly.
This is the vision of David Walsh, mathematician, professional gambler, vineyard and brewery owner, who describes his Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) currently nearing completion outside the Tasmanian capital Hobart, as both an �unmuseum� and a �subversive Disneyland�.
Mona has been under construction for the past three-and-a-half years and, if all goes according to plan, it will open to the public in January free of charge. We recently visited Walsh and were given a rare interview as well as a first look at his new building and the art he has collected to go inside it.
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Pomozimo Luvru

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:36:54 +0100

Pri�a je slede�a. Luvr �aaarko �eli da kupi Kranahovu sliku "Tri Gracije", ali, avaj, nema dovoljno para. Skupili su tri od tra�ena �etiri miliona evra, i sve nade da sakupe poslednji milion ulo�ili su u apel upu�en ljudima dobre umetni�ke volje da nov�ano pripomognu. A i taj vlasnik slike, mogao bi malo da snizi cenu.

Zvu�i nadrealno, ali je istinito, do�lo je dotle da para za umetnost u Francuskoj niotkuda nema, barem kada je ova slika u pitanju. I ne samo u Francuskoj, gradona�elnik Venecije muku mu�i sa italijanskim ministrom za kulturu. Ovaj ne da pare, stru�na javnost se buni zbog reklama na spomenicima kulture, a gradona�elnik stru�njacima i turistima poru�uje da u knjigama gledaju slike Mosta uzdaha koji je u�ivo opkoljen reklamama, ako im se on toliko gleda.

Citat:For the first time in its 217-year history France's celebrated Louvre museum is asking art lovers to dig deep into their pockets to raise �1m (£846,000) to buy a 16th-century masterpiece.

Les Trois Gr�ces may be barely bigger than a piece of A4 paper but it is perfectly formed, according to art experts who describe the painting as a "national treasure" that needs to be saved.

The world's most visited art museum has raised �3m but went public with its appeal after falling short of the �4m price tag demanded by the painting's private owner.
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�uvajte se sve�tenika sa slikama

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:56:47 +0100

Pla�i se jezuita i kada darove donose.
Procenjuje se da je tokom proteklih dvadeset godina oko trideset ameri�kih muzeja i razli�itih institucija prevario jedan jedini �ovek, uspe�ni falsifikator koji se predstavlja kao jezuitski sve�tenik, i koji nudi slike poznatih umetnika na poklon. Tvrde�i da zbog svog poziva nije u mogu�nosti da zadr�i takva materijalna dobra, nudio ih je muzejima. Primaoci poklona su se prema njemu odnosili veoma velikodu�no, zbog nagove�taja da bi jo� neka slika mogla da zavr�i kod njih. Tako je "sve�tenik" go��en i �a��avan diljem SAD, i na taj na�in je izvla�io korist iz svoje la�ne pozicije, iako la�ne slike nije prodavao.

Uostalom, nije sve u novcu, ima ne�eg i u slavi.

Citat:A picture is emerging of one of the most bizarre cases of deception in art history. Unlike other forgers, the "priest" does not ask for payment of any kind for his Picassos, Signacs and Daumiers which have been described as "masterful". It seems the alleged fraudster simply enjoys fooling museum experts who have not only accepted his fakes as cherished gifts but invited him to "special donor events" in the belief that he has more to give.
Research by senior museum figures suggests he has targeted more than 30 museums so far and institutions across the United States are now being warned to look out for him. Whether he has visited British museums bearing gifts is unclear.

As the priest, he explains that he wants to give a work of art in memory of his late mother who came from wherever the museum is located. He tells them that, as a minister, he cannot keep it for himself.

He is also suspected of acting under two other aliases. Sometimes his story involves a donation in memory of his late father, whom he describes as having been a high-ranking military officer. Ceremoniously handing over his work to the grateful institution, he hints at other possible donations before making his exit.
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Mikelan�elov dekorum

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:24:42 +0100

Prili�no sam sigurna da se na odeljenjima za istoriju umetnosti �irom sveta ne izu�avaju rimski renesansni bordeli. Ali, ako �elite da budete dobar poznavalac Mikelan�ela, na primer, morali biste znati pone�to i o tome. Tako barem smatra Elena Lacarini, italijanska istori�arka umetnosti, koja je iznela jedno �kakljivo zapa�anje u svojoj studiji. Ona smatra kako je za likove naslikane u Sikstinskoj kapeli Mikelan�elo modele potra�io u rimskim javnim ku�ama, i to onim koje su opslu�ivale i homoseksualce, a u koje je umetnik �esto zalazio. U pitanju su nekakve banje, nalik dana�njim tajlandskim salonima za "masa�u", ako sam dobro razumela.

Nije problemati�na ta teza kako �ivot ne prestaje tamo gde po�inje umetnost, ali ne treba ni preterivati sa zaklju�cima. �ta �emo sa praksom idealizacije lika, konceptom ideje, anti�kim uzorima? To sve verovatno dosadno zvu�i u odnosu na scene uzbudljivog tajnog �ivota renesansnih salona za masa�u. Pa jo� ovekove�enih u Vatikanu!

Citat:But a new study claims that the huge painting is also based on the seedy scenes the 16th-century artist witnessed at Roman public baths which doubled as brothels for male and female prostitutes.

"The figures descending to hell and ascending to heaven are inspired by the virile, muscular manual workers and porters Michelangelo would have seen during his visits to the baths, which are well documented," said Elena Lazzarini, a researcher at the University of Pisa and the author of the study. "It was here he defined the build of the working man as the ideal physique."

The public baths which proliferated in Rome at the time offered steam rooms, massages and basic medical treatments with leeches, "but also rooms offering scenes of promiscuity and prostitution, both male and female", she said.
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Najmo�nijih sto u svetu moderne umetnosti

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:30:14 +0100

Ko je Lari Gagosian?

Ukoliko je savremena umetnost predmet va�ih interesovanja, morali biste znati odgovor. �asopis "Art Rewiev" objavio je svoju godi�nju listu sto najmo�nijih ljudi na savremenoj umetni�koj sceni za 2010. godinu. Lari je izbio na prvo mesto.

1. Larry Gagosian
2. Hans Ulrich Obrist
3. Iwan Wirth
4. David Zwirner
5. Glenn D. Lowry
6. Bice Curiger
7. Sir Nicholas Serota
8. Eli Broad
9. RoseLee Goldberg
10. Fran�ois Pinault

Citat:Despite what you might read in the more popular press, the ArtReview Power 100 is not simply about who�s number one, or just a who�s who to contemporary art. And it�s most certainly not a guide to our most-favourite artists or the people we�d like to toady up to or be able to call friends. First and foremost, it�s a guide to the general trends, networks and forces that shape the artworld.
artreview100.com/2010-artreview-power-100/

Oprane ruke

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:19:34 +0100

"Ceci n'est pas un savon"

Jeste sapun, ali je i umetnost. Autor ovog dela, �vajcarski umetnik �ani Moti, tvrdi da je sapun na�injen od "nusproizvoda" liposukcije kojoj se podvrgao italijanski premijer Berluskoni u jednoj �vajcarskoj klinici. Klinika negira da je Silvio Berluskoni koristio njihove usluge, umetnik je spreman da sapun podvrgne DNK analizi kako bi se njegova autenti�nost potvrdila.

Ovaj rad nastao je jo� 2005. godine, i nije bio izlagan nakon �to ga je kupio jedan privatni kolekcionar. Sada je dostupan javnosti, jer �e do 28. novembra biti izlo�en u Cirihu.

Citat:The title of the soap exhibit is Mani Pulite - Clean Hands � the expression used for the nationwide Italian investigation into political corruption in the 1990s, in which Berlusconi was also implicated.

The press release says it is �an ironic commentary on a tragi-comic politician who exploits his rejuvenation in the media�.
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Mikelan�elova izgubljena pieta

nobody@mycity.rs (jelkica7) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:43:22 +0100

Istori�ar umetnosti i restaurator, Antonio For�elino, smatra da je otkrio novo delo Mikelan�ela. U pitanju je nedovr�ena slika na drvenoj podlozi sa predstavom piete, u privatnom vlasni�tvu jednog Amerikanca. Slika je deo nasle�a porodice, u kojoj se oduvek verovalo da je njen autor Mikelan�elo, odnosno Majk, kako su mu tepali. Njen sada�nji vlasnik odneo ju je pre nekoliko godina na procenu For�inelu, ekspertu za Mikelan�elove radove, i ukoliko je on u pravu, ovo bi moglo biti jedno od zanimljivijih otkri�a u umetni�kom svetu. Ostatak stru�ne javnosti je zasada skepti�an u pogledu ove atribucije.

Citat:Antonio Forcellino, an art historian and restorer who has worked on Michelangelo's masterpieces, first came across the pieta, a 63cm x 48cm oil painting on a panel made of fir, when he was contacted by email by its US owner.

He has since spent five years seeking documentary evidence in Europe and examining the painting at its location in Buffalo.

"The first time I saw it, I was so struck by the strength of it that I felt breathless," said Mr Forcellino, an Italian.

"Only a genius could have painted this -- the darkness which underscores the suffering, the Virgin who looks as if she's screaming and the figure of Christ after he has been deposed from the cross. It's small, but the technique is extraordinary.
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In a letter held at the Vatican's secret library, Cardinal Reginald Pole, a cousin of Henry VIII and later archbishop of Canterbury, offered it to Ercole Gonzaga, an Italian cardinal.

Subsequent owners included a baron who was honorary Prussian consul in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and a German baroness who left it to her lady-in-waiting, Gertrude Young, when she died. When Young died in 1905, the painting remained with her brother-in-law -- the current owner's great-grandfather, who had settled in the US.
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