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6th June 2015

Michelangelo The Story of the Bronze Riders

High tech scholarship can make or break works of art – and those who trade in them. Art experts at Cambridge University claim that a well-known pair of bronze sculptures is by none other than Michelangelo. If confirmed, they will be his only bronzes known to survive. Observes the professor concerned “Michelangelo is a dangerous attribution to make”. Interesting images are here.