Word: sarto
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...thought this was a most interesting painting, probably from del Sarto's studio but with condition problems," Crichton-Stuart told the New York Times...
...said the painting's outer layers were likely painted by one of del Sarto's assistants, while the master etched the figures beneath...
Shearman, who is Adams University Professor, disputes the claim by art experts and auction house officials that the painting, Madonna and Child, is entirely the work of Andrea del Sarto, a Renassiance master in Florence...
Madonna and Child is definitely a product of del Sarto's studio, Shearman admits--but much of the colorful painting was likely composed by one of del Sarto's assistants, he said...
...also said the curators from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery in London and an independent Italian scholar were all convinced it was an original from del Sarto. On NBC's "Today" show, Mr. Apostle restated his opinion. "It's in very good condition," he said...