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MADRID , May 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Museo Nacional del Prado presents the lost Caravaggio: Ecce Homo , a masterpiece by the Italian painter. Thanks to the generosity of its new owner, Ecce Homo by Caravaggio will be on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado, in a special one-piece exhibition, in room 8 A from 28 May until 13 October 2024 . Painted by the great Italian artist around 1605-09 and believed to have once been part of the private collection of Phillip IV of Spain , the painting is one of around only 60 known works by Caravaggio in existence, and thus one of the most valuable old master artworks in the world.
This painting enriches the permanent collection of the Museo Nacional del Prado, which holds one of the few works by the master in a Spanish collection, David and Goliath, a painting that has recovered its colours and original contrasts after its restoration. Since the Prado Museum alerted Spain's Ministry of Culture of the relevance of the painting when it reemerged at Ansorena auction house in April 2021 attributed to a pupil of José de Ribera, the work has been under the custodianship of the art gallery Colnaghi, in collaboration with Filippo Benappi (Benappi Fine Art) and Andrea Lullo (Lullo Pampoulides). The painting was restored by specialist Andrea Cipriani and his team under the supervision of experts from the Comunidad de Madrid regional government.
Since its reappearance at auction three years ago, Ecce Homo has represented o.
