Tiepolo's Lost Lighting Effects Recreated at the Met

Key facts

• Three Tiepolo paintings at the Met were removed from Ca’Dolfin's main salon.
• The removal caused loss of intended site-specific lighting effects.
• Alpers, Hyde, and Kulok recreated the original lighting.
• The recreation references Alpers and Baxandall's quote about Tiepolo's conundrum.
• The paintings are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Ca’Dolfin is the original location of the paintings.
• The project aims to restore the intended viewing experience.
• The quote emphasizes the viewer's active role in interpreting Tiepolo.