ExhibitionMay 24, 2024
Caravaggio. Michelangelo Merisi, Ecce Homo. Museo Nacional del Prado
The Museo Nacional del Prado announced that from May 28 until October 2024, it will be exhibiting in a unique installation the work of Caravaggio. Michelangelo Merisi's "Ecce Homo". The curious thing is that in 2021, the Museum alerted about the relevance of the work after its reappearance in an auction house, where it was attributed to a student of the Spanish artist José de Ribera (the Españoleto) and was about to be sold for around 1500 euros.
Recently, in a statement made by the Museo del Prado, it was reported that Caravaggio's 'Ecce Homo' was acquired by a Spanish resident of British origin for a sum of 36 million euros.
Considering it an important discovery in art history, the work in the custody of the Colnaghi art gallery was restored, and the results confirmed its attribution to Caravaggio. Important specialists of the Italian artist's work were present throughout the process, as well as engineers who applied technical and scientific methods to the study and conservation of the work. The results of these processes will be made available in a publication that will be available during the exhibition of the work.
"Ecce Homo" was painted between 1605-09, was part of the private collection of King Philip IV of Spain, and is one of the 60 existing works by Caravaggio.
Recently, in a statement made by the Museo del Prado, it was reported that Caravaggio's 'Ecce Homo' was acquired by a Spanish resident of British origin for a sum of 36 million euros.
Considering it an important discovery in art history, the work in the custody of the Colnaghi art gallery was restored, and the results confirmed its attribution to Caravaggio. Important specialists of the Italian artist's work were present throughout the process, as well as engineers who applied technical and scientific methods to the study and conservation of the work. The results of these processes will be made available in a publication that will be available during the exhibition of the work.
"Ecce Homo" was painted between 1605-09, was part of the private collection of King Philip IV of Spain, and is one of the 60 existing works by Caravaggio.
