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Velazquez is one of the world´s most famous painters and also recognized as one of the most important and influential Spanish painters. It comes as truly amazing news that Yale has found an alleged work by the artist stored away in the basement of the university.
John Marciari, a curator who was working to archive art during the renovation of the University´s Art Museum found the painting back in 2003 but did not want to believe it was Velasquez. For a long time he paid no attention to his gut feeling and doubted his own discovery. He thought he was crazy, but followed his hunch that the it was an early work of Velasquez, hallowed painter of “Las Meninas”.
Previously the painting, called The Education of the Virgin, had been attributed to an anonymous artist of the Spanish school of the seventeenth century, but Marciari wrote a 40 page article, partially published in the next edition of Ars Magazine, where he explains what were the indications that encouraged him to think that it was in fact an early work of Velasquez.
The actual structure of canvas that was used to paint the work was the same those often used by Velazquez early in his career. According Marciari this painting was made in 1617 when the artist was only was 18.
Current director of the Velazquez Center, Benito Navarrete, said that this is a very important find, but Marciari is still waiting to hear back from the Museo del Prado, which is the highest authority in the world in relation to the painter. The Museo del Prado now has the world´s largest collection of Velazquez. Rent apartments in Madrid to enjoy a chance to appreciate this important artist’s work.
