Spanish art experts have been given additional time to determine its true authorship.
described the painting as “an example of the excellence and pictorial mastery of the Italian naturalism,” with significant influence on 17th-century painting in the region.when it was pulled from an auction lot at Ansorena auction house in Madrid and further protected with an export ban issued by the Spanish government. Days before the sale, the Prado Museum contacted the Spanish Ministry of Culture with evidence suggesting that the piece may have been painted by the master himself.
Previously, layers of dirt had obscured key details but, once cleaned, it became apparent that the painting bears Caravaggio’s trademark style. For example, Carravagio employed signature techniques such as the use of dramatic lighting and shadowing—throughout his oeuvre. The presence of this technique in was cited as evidence when it was pulled from the auction in April.
“Elements such as the psychological depictions of the characters, the realism of the faces, the luminous force that illuminates the body of Christ, the interplay of the three characters and the communication it establishes with the viewer make this a work of great artistic interest,” said the regional government.
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