- Presentation | Awards and changes
- The Classical Exhibition | The end of tradition
- Interview | Emmanuel Perrotin
- The Contemporary Exhibition | Pierre Soulages
- The Work | Portrait of a Man
- Space | Benozzo Gozzoli Museum
- José de Ribera | Completing the Cussida’s Apostolate
- In the studio | Gilbert & George
- Investigation | Francisco de Zurbarán
- The collection of | Pedro Serra
- Chronicles from Berlin, London, Paris and New York
- Auctions of Classical and Modern Art
- Exhibitions Schedule
- Written by | Cecilia Barbieri, Jonathan Brown, Odile Delenda, Michael Gallagher, José Jiménez, Dominique Lobstein , Gianni Papi
A Velazquez in New York
A unique restoration
Portrait of a Man was branded as a Velázquez when it arrived at the Metropolitan in 1944. It had been restored twice, and still had a third that would alienate him further from the master's hand. The authorship was withdrawn in 1963 and until just a few months it has not been returned to the artist's signature that corresponds to it. The architect of its restoration, Michael Gallagher, and the Hispanist Jonathan Brown, tell us the story and recovery of this work.
By Jonathan Brown and Michael Gallagher
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