Accidenti! (that's 'Doh!' in Italian)
February 23 2012
Picture: La Repubblica
In the post below, we have an example of an institution selling a masterpiece by mistake. Now, here's an example of the reverse - sort of. The Italian culture ministry has spent EUR3.2m on what they thought was a rare crucixif by Michelangelo. Except it isn't. And now the merda has hit the fan. More details at Artinfo.
Update:
After initially uploading this post, a reader wrote:
The image of the crucifix you posted today in “Accidenti! (that's 'Doh!' in Italian)” is of course a genuine Michelangelo!! Accidenti!!! That is in Santo Spirito, Florence. It’s beauty is so powerful I cannot understand how you confused it! I can tell that you had a very tiring day!
Whoops... image now corrected (I hope) - apologies!
