The Archbishop of Toledo presented the restoration this Thursday St. John in the Desert Belongs to Caravaggio, made by the Cabildo de la Catedral Primada, and which has returned to its place in the Temple of Toledo.
The painting arrived at the cathedral in 1785. From that moment on, the canvas was treated with improper restorations, additions, varnishes and re-painting, in an attempt to improve the painting, but these interventions “misrepresented” the true picture of the spectacular painting.
The investigation and restoration process lasted a year and a half and was carried out by a team of historians, archivists, specialists in infrared and ultraviolet photography and specialized physicochemical technicians of non-destructive artistic material.
There are only four paintings in Spain on which there is no doubt that the author was Caravaggio. One of them, With the head of Salome the Baptist, He returned to the public on February 15 at the Stucco office of the Royal Palace in Madrid. The ecce homo Which is attributed to him has been declared an asset of cultural interest, but its authorship is still disputed.
Source: El Diario
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