Optimism (ctd.)
November 7 2016
Picture: Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph has splashed with the news that an old painting has been proved to be... old. And because it's old, it might be by, er, Raphael:
In a study published this week, [scientists] confirmed that the pigments - cinnabar, haematite red lead, lead white, goethite, verdigris green and azurite - were all commonly used in a Renaissance palette making it likely that it dates from the early 16th century.On Christ’s right foot, he has six toes, which was a familiar device used by Renaissance artists, and in particular Raphael. [...]
The figure of Christ also appears to share the same hairline and nose as the male figures in Raphael's Madonna with the Christ Child, which dates from 1502.
The last point takes Morellian connoisseurship to a whole new level.
This is not the first time this picture has popped into my inbox.
