Sergio Benedetti
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Sergio Benedetti | |
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Born | Sergio Adriano Benedetti 28 October 1942 |
Died | 24 January 2018 Florence, Italy | (aged 75)
Nationality | Italian |
Spouse |
Ita Benedetti (née Collins)
(m. 1970; div. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Sergio Adriano Benedetti (28 October 1942 – 24 January 2018) was an Italian art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.[1][2]
He was best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque masterpiece, The Taking of Christ by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1990.[3] In 1994 he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his services to art and culture.[4]
Notes
- ^ "National Gallery appoints Fionnuala Croke as keeper and head curator".
- ^ "Remembering Sergio Benedetti (1942-2018)". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Clarity, James F. (25 November 1993). "An Unsung Caravaggio Finds Glory in Dublin". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
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