Sergio Benedetti
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Commendatore
Sergio Benedetti (born 1942) is an Italian
art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland
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He is best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque
masterpiece
, The Taking of Christ by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in the early 1990s.
Commendatore
Literally Commander, the official title of Commendatore is awarded by decree of the President of Italy to individuals who are given this honour in the Italian Order of Merit known as the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica and other orders of knighthood...
Sergio Benedetti (born 1942) is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland
National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland houses the Irish national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later...
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He is best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
masterpiece
Masterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
, The Taking of Christ by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in the early 1990s.