Maurizio Seracini: The secret lives of paintings
Maurizio Seracini : La vie secrète des peintures
Maurizio Seracini uses advanced tools common in engineering and medical labs to unravel centuries-old mysteries of art. Full bio
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Aujourd'hui
Plus tard nous avons fait
Vous voyez ici la façade
Il n'y a pas de mal, mais malheureusement,
En fait, il a laissé le tableau
(Rires)
Il y aurait une révolution culturelle.
Mais il y aurait aussi, je dirais, une révolution du marché.
En la regardant à travers une caméra infrarouge,
Vous voyez ici
Nous voyons
À cause de cet éléphant
Nous sommes arrivés à comprendre
Ceci grâce à la technologie.
Nous avons pensé que, si nous
Les gens ne sont plus
Il semble
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Maurizio Seracini - Art diagnosticianMaurizio Seracini uses advanced tools common in engineering and medical labs to unravel centuries-old mysteries of art.
Why you should listen
It’s surprising to hear of a former engineer and medical student who has dedicated his career to the analysis of more than 2,500 works of art. But Maurizio Seracini is not your typical art connoisseur. He uses technologies from both of his worlds, such as multispectral imaging, sonogram and x-ray, to peer through the layers of paintings and reveal their secrets.
Most famous is Seracini’s more-than-30-year quest to find Leonardo Da Vinci’s missing painting The Battle of Anghiari. Seracini suspects the piece is behind another giant fresco painted by Giorgio Vasari in the Sala dei Cinquecento in Florence, Italy. To find it, Seracini must find a way to look beneath Vasari’s masterpiece while keeping it intact.
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