The National Prado Museum is experiencing one of the most special moments of the decade with the recent addition of the Prado National Museum This is Homo by caravaggio, One of the lost paintings of the great Baroque artist. for nine months, Between May 28 and October 13, 2024, The art gallery will house the work – on loan from its new owner – in a single installation in Room 8A of the Villanueva Building.
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he This is Homo I arrived at the art gallery last Monday amidst the expectations of professionals and media professionals from all over the world, eager to see and give insight. To Caravaggio V of Spain, Which adds to David defeats Goliath In the field. For this part, Saint Catherine of Alexandria It can be seen at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Salome with the head of John the Baptist In the Royal Collections and Saint Jerome in Meditation At the Montserrat Museum.
Caravaggio’s story Ecce Homo
Painted by Caravaggio around 1605-1609 This is Homo It was part of the private collection of King Philip IV of Spain. It did not appear in the public domain until 2021, when it was scheduled to be auctioned at Ansorina’s house with a starting price of €1,500, which was erroneously attributed to one of José de Ribera’s students. The Prado Museum alerted the Ministry of Culture to the painting’s importance, and since then the work has been in the custody of the Colnaghi Art Gallery and restored by Andrea Cipriani and his team under the supervision of experts from the Community of Madrid.
With its appearance on the market three years ago, it has become This is Homo It has become “one of the greatest discoveries in the history of art,” Prado says in a press release, because of the great consensus on its authenticity, which was made possible thanks to the diagnostic research conducted by Claudio Falcucci. since then, It was declared an asset of the national interest to prevent the painting from leaving Spain. It was later sold for 30 million to the anonymous buyer who gave the painting to the museum, and who expressed his desire to display the work in public collections.
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It is known until 2021 that the work was located in the Salamanca neighborhood, specifically in the apartment of the Pérez de Castro family, descendants of the politician and academic Evaristo Pérez de Castro, drafter of the Constitution of 1812 and a great art collector.
With the loan and its presentation to the public, it was published Caravaggio: Ecce Homo Revealed, with essays by four of Caravaggio’s most respected experts. The publication presents the expert interpretation of the painting carried out by Maria Cristina Terzaghi (Professor of the History of Modern Art at the University of Roma Tre and member of the Scientific Committee of the Capodimonte Museum in Naples), Gianni Babi (art historian and writer), Giuseppe Porzio (Professor of the History of Art at the University of Naples) and Keith Christiansen (Curator Metropolitan Arts).
Practical information
Prado National Museum
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Address and access
Retiro, 28014 Madrid
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Tables
Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Sundays and holidays from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25 -
Entry price
General admission, 15 euros. Discounted entry, €7.50
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