Visitor
Sean More was a studious
of ancient European art; he loves Italian art of Middle Age and Modern era from
centuries 15th 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 17th 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 8th Jenuary1638 – Bologna, 28th August
1665, and he looked dates on his caption February 2 1600-October 25th
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
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