Visitor

Sean More was a studious of ancient European art; he loves Italian art of Middle Age and Modern era from centuries 15^th to 18th, he has visited often Italy and Europe, he was an appreciated studious above all of Italian art, responsible of much museums and collections, often much collectors called him for advices and expert’s report for painting and sculpture; therefore a day, a Saturday, opened a exhibition of ancient art in a museum of New York, and on invite was written: “We like that you will be present for inauguration and we will reserve for you a great surprise. You would must around 12:00 because we must talk around European art, with much speakers, exhibition will be to 7:00”, Sean taught immediately that this surprise was his ex-wife, that for envied has decided break of their marry; Sean was again very worry for this episode, and begun with a refuse of this invite, but after he taught that it is was useless because who invited him was a his friend and he want review Caravaggio, Raffaello, Poussin, van Dyck and Rubens, and this is meet very important also for to meet new persons, perhaps new colleagues. Therefore he after lesson in a museum with his classroom, because for Sean acknowledge of art history was above all on field, this is for direct experience on painting and other; but on afternoon he dressed for this meet and walked until to museum. Entered and he saw much persons together around this exhibition, and he identify somebody, persons that he has saw but that he didn’t remember where; anyway he attended discourses for inauguration, always bother, but his think was constantly that all person he has ready saw. A stout woman got up on platform and after her explication called Sean: “Sean, by now you are with us”, Sean got up platform and started around his recent studies on Roman Baroque and some painting that he was attributed other painters in Italy above all: “he tanked speaker, and: “I am very happy because I have reviewed”, but he didn’t remembered the name, and he looked woman, who suggested: “Artemisia”, and Sean: “Yes, Artemisia, who I have known…”, he embarrassed looked again Artemisia, who understood and: “I explain because our Sean has forgotten: I have known Sean during a visit to Galleria Spada, Rome, a Roman Museum, that somebody here doesn’t knows”, in fact somebody has expression very uncertain because this name Spada was unknown, and Sean noted it. Artemisia continued around her studies above all Italian painter of 17^th century, and around Caravaggio and Horace Gentileschi; Sean therefore continued his relation and he invited much other spikers, among Michael Angel, Joseph, and Gerard and others. This conference was very interesting, because news information around documents and painting that Sean didn’t known; while a woman was busied for studying face of Sean; she has between hands a paper and a charcoal, after she took a canvas and she started portrait of Sean, he was very flattered, and in fact he asked: “Why this portrait?”, and woman: “because it will be showed”, and continued her work. Sean smiled and taught to a homage, but very original. Anyway the conference ended and Sean with other got out for to visited exhibition, and Sean listened comments of others visitors, stranger visitors that were there from 7:00; he looked around but didn’t seen more spikers and he walked for exhibition but nobody was present, till he stopped in front a painting and he looked a face that he has known little before, it was Artemisia, and caption talked: “Artemisia Gentileschi. Auto portrait”, and Sean very astonished turned toward a painting that he has seen before and he red soon caption: “Anonymous painter. Portrait of Sean More. 1662”, and he googles eyes looked around while visitors looked painting and he cried, but a voice behind: “It is useless they are life”, Sean turned toward person and: “But are painter who has made my portrait”, and she: “Yes, I am”, and Sean: “What your name?”, and she while listened some comment around a painting answered: “Elisabeth Sirani, more famous painter woman in Bologna, and only assistant of Guido Reni, and it is my portrait”, Sean looked date on caption Bologna 8^th  Jenuary1638 – Bologna, 28^th August 1665, and he looked dates on his caption February 2 1600-October 25^th 1663. He smiled and: “At last now for all museum I not must buy ticket”. He like a visitor he continued visited exhibition.

Alessandro Lusana