Italian expert Stefano Panekuchcha found evidence confirming identity marble bas-relief depicting Eola to the heritage of the great masters

Italian expert on the art of Michelangelo Panekuchcha Stefano (Stefano Panecuccia) confirmed the affiliation to the heritage of the great master marble bas-relief depicting Aeolus - Greek god of wind. For years, scientists have attributed to Michelangelo, but only hypothetically. And only recently managed to find Panekuchche precise confirmation of his authorship.

Emboss was created for the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Kapranika-Prenestina, a small town about 60 kilometers from Rome. Panekuchcha carefully studied the records in the archives of this church, which told of visits by prominent church leaders. Each visit was an inventory of the church belonged to at the time of property, with detailed description. Panekuchcha found that the first mention of the relief relates to the early 1500's, and since then he has consistently listed as a work of Michelangelo.

work on the bas-relief was completed in 1520, in an extensive restoration of the church, initiated by a local aristocrat Girolamo Kapranika (Girolamo Capranica). As we found out Panekuchche, Michelangelo was invited by his wife Martha Kapraniki Porcaro (Marta Porcari). The fact that she liked his sculpture of Christ carrying the cross ", which her uncle commissioned to decorate the altar of the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome.

Now relief may be seen at the exhibition" Study of the Renaissance "in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, which is devoted to sculpture, created between 1460 and 1520 mi-mi years. The exhibition runs until September 5, 2010.

material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Sources: ansa.it , artinvestment.ru