Odessa Finds a Titian (Maybe) and the Met Finds Velazquez Over and Over Again
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So we continue on an upbeat note, we can tell you that things are also doing okay in both Odessa and in New York. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the new exhibition “Velazquez Rediscovered” has just opened. Although small in size, says the NY Times‘ Karen Rosenberg, the displayed collection tells an interesting, multi-decade story of battling over its very authenticity and trying to establish just who the subjects are in these possibly real, possibly fake Velazquezs. In Odessa, this sort of confusion has just begun. In perhaps a move to get Kim Cattrall to one day disrobe for them, the Museum of Western and Eastern Art has just announced the discovery that one of the pieces in their collection was painted by Titian, making it incredibly treasured (and extremely valuable). The AP reports that the find was discovered by officials at the Hermitage after “an analysis of chemical samples and X-rays.” Though this pleasant surprise hasn’t left everyone applauding, even from the Hermitage itself. Art historians are demanding that only they can tell whether it’s a true Titian or not:
“The analysis shows that the canvas matches Titian’s historical period, that the paint used matches his paint, that certain technical attributes match up,” [Sergei Androsov] told The Associated Press. “But based on that it is impossible to judge whether the painting is a Titian. That is the work of art historians, not technical experts.”
Either way, we think that both stories prove that you probably have a Picasso in your attic right now, hidden behind those snow boots you’re never going to wear anymore.
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