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Sergio Adriano Benedetti (28 October 1942 – 24 January 2018) was an Italian art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.[1][2]

Sergio Benedetti

OMRI
Born
Sergio Adriano Benedetti

(1942-10-28)28 October 1942
Addis Ababa, Italian East Africa
Died24 January 2018(2018-01-24) (aged 75)
Florence, Italy
NationalityItalian
Spouse
Ita Benedetti (née Collins)
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(m. 1970; div. 2007)​
Children2

He was best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque masterpiece, The Taking of Christ by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1990.[3] In 1994 he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his services to art and culture.[4]


Notes


  1. "National Gallery appoints Fionnuala Croke as keeper and head curator".
  2. "Remembering Sergio Benedetti (1942-2018)". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. Clarity, James F. (25 November 1993). "An Unsung Caravaggio Finds Glory in Dublin". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".



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