{"id":81023,"date":"2026-03-04T19:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=81023"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:19:53","slug":"expert-claims-new-michelangelo-statue-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/expert-claims-new-michelangelo-statue-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Claims New Michelangelo Bust Of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

From AP:<\/em><\/p>\n

An independent researcher claimed on Wednesday that a marble bust of Christ in a Roman church is by Michelangelo, the latest purported attribution to the\u00a0Renaissance genius<\/a><\/span> who is one of the most imitated artists in the world.\u00a0The unverified claims by Valentina Salerno has unsettled Renaissance scholars, especially since a recent sketch of a foot that was attributed to Michelangelo, but disputed by some as a copy, recently fetched $27.2 million at a\u00a0Christie\u2019s auction.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Given the stakes \u2014 and Salerno\u2019s suggestion that several other works can now be attributed to Michelangelo based on her documentary research \u2014 many leading experts have declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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From Yahoo:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Renaissance artist Michelangelo ordered many of his artworks to be hidden by his pupils in a secret room to protect them for posterity, an Italian researcher claimed Wednesday.\u00a0According to renowned art historian Giorgio Vasari, the Italian genius burned a large number of his own drawings and sketches before his death in Rome in 1564.<\/p>\n

But researcher Valentina Salerno says she has unearthed unpublished archival documents that reveal a plot to squirrel away his works.\u00a0“One of these three unpublished documents I found in the archives speaks of a room” kept by students of the Michelangelo school, the origins of which “can be traced back” to the artist, Salerno told AFP on the sidelines of a press conference in Rome.<\/p>\n

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From the London Independent:<\/em><\/p>\n

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A marble bust depicting Christ the Saviour, which has stood for centuries in a\u00a0Roman<\/a>\u00a0basilica, has been re-attributed to\u00a0Renaissance<\/a>\u00a0master\u00a0Michelangelo<\/a> after nearly 200 years of obscurity.\u00a0The sculpture, housed in the Basilica of Sant\u2019Agnese fuori le mura on\u00a0Rome<\/a>\u2019s anc<\/span>ient Via Nomentana, had been associated with Michelangelo until the early 19th century before its origins became unknown.<\/p>\n

Italian independent researcher Valentina Salerno, a member of the Vatican committee celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo\u2019s birth, is credited with the re-attribution. Franco Bergamin, from the Order of Lateran Canons Regular, expressed his surprise at the discovery, stating: “We have lived here since 1412, and the monumental complex of Sant\u2019Agnese always holds surprises \u2014 this is one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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