In the February 2, 2016 issue of The New York Times (“Upon Closer Review, Credit Goes to Bosch”), Nina Siegel writes about the exciting news that, after a careful study of its under layers by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project– using infrared photography and reflectography– a small 16th century oil on panel “Temptation of St. Anthony” owned by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO has been attributed to Hieronymous Bosch. Julian Zugazagoitia, the museum’s Director and Chief Executive Officer, is quoted as saying, “It’s the same painting, and all of a sudden you see it with more affection.” Call me cynical, but could it be the extra value that is making the painting more lovable?
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