Restored Carpaccio and Bellini Teleri Return to Venice's Gallerie dell'Accademia After Six Years

Fatti principali

• Three of eight restored teleri by Carpaccio and Gentile Bellini from the Ciclo dei Miracoli della Vera Croce were presented at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
• The works return to public view after six years of restoration.
• The project was led by director Giulio Manieri Elia with technical direction by Maria Chiara Maida and Cristiana Sburlino.
• The cooperative CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali executed the work under coordinator Caterina Barnaba, supported by Save Venice Inc.
• Non-invasive diagnostics including UV fluorescence, IR reflectography and XRF guided differentiated cleaning.
• Gentile Bellini's Processione in piazza San Marco dates to 1496; his Miracolo della reliquia della Croce al ponte di San Lorenzo dates to 1500.
• Vittore Carpaccio's Miracolo della reliquia della Croce al ponte di Rialto dates to 1496.
• The cycle was commissioned by the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, and a 1590 booklet by Giacomo de Melzi, Guardian grande, helped identify the episodes.