1. Home
  2. Live Updates
  3. Cardinal innocenzo massimi

Live Breaking News & Updates on Cardinal innocenzo massimi

'The owners' faces turned pale. They were speechless': How a €3m painting was discovered


 
It took all of six minutes for Massimo Pulini to realise that the small oil painting due to go under the hammer in Madrid earlier this month with a guide price of €1,500 could be worth millions.
At 9.48pm on March 24th, Pulini, a 63-year-old professor at Bologna Fine Arts Academy, received an email request for an evaluation. Sent by an antiques dealer and friend of Pulini’s, it included a photo of a luminous oil painting of the scourged Christ.
At 9.54pm, Pulini sent a reply that would echo across the art world: “Damn! This is a Caravaggio! Where the hell did you find it?”

Italy , Milan , Lombardia , Rome , Lazio , Spain , Basilicata , Madrid , Italian , Spanish , Silvio-berlusconi , Alberto-dradi-maraldi

'Damn! This is a Caravaggio!': the inside story of an old master found in Spain | Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio


‘Damn! This is a Caravaggio!’: the inside story of an old master found in Spain
The 17th-century oil on canvas Crowning of Thorns, oroginally attributed to José de Ribera.
Art dealer Giancarlo Ciaroni attempted to buy painting listed at €1,500 for €500,000 – but discovered bewildered owners already had two offers of €3m
Fri 23 Apr 2021 01.00 EDT
Last modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 02.46 EDT
It took all of six minutes for Massimo Pulini to realise that the small oil painting due to go under the hammer in Madrid earlier this month with a guide price of €1,500 (£1,300) could be worth millions.
At 9.48pm on 24 March, Pulini, a 63-year-old professor at the Bologna Fine Arts Academy, received an email request for an evaluation. Sent by an antiques dealer and friend of Pulini’s, it included a photo of a luminous oil painting of the scourged Christ.

Italy , Milan , Lombardia , Rome , Lazio , Spain , Basilicata , Madrid , Italian , Spanish , Silvio-berlusconi , Cardinal-innocenzo-massimi