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Master of The Beffi Triptych
The Madonna and Child with Scenes from the Life of Christ and the Virgin
(The Beffi Triptych), early 15th century
Tempera on panel
Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila
Photo by Rob Shelley © 2009 National Gallery of Art
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Detail of The Beffi Triptych (early 15th century) showing kneeling donor
Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila
Photo by Rob Shelley © 2009 National Gallery of Art
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Detail of The Beffi Triptych showing the slight damage it sustained, which
has since been restored. Photo by Edoardo Loliva.
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Detail of The Beffi Triptych showing the slight damage it sustained, which
has since been restored. Photo by Edoardo Loliva.
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An expert from the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro in
Rome checks the condition of The Beffi Triptych. Photo by Edoardo Loliva.
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Experts from the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro in
Rome with works recovered from the Abruzzo National Museum in L'Aquila.
Photo by Edoardo Loliva.
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Before viewing The Beffi Triptych at the National Gallery of Art, Italian
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi signed the guest book in the Gallery’s
grand Rotunda in Washington, Monday, June 15, 2009. Looking on is Earl A. Powell
III, director, National Gallery of Art. The Italian government has loaned the
Renaissance altarpiece in gratitude to the United States for its assistance in
the aftermath of the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy, and as a testimony to the
Italy’s commitment to restore fully the cultural heritage in the region.
Photo by Deborah Ziska © 2009 National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited The Beffi Triptych in
the National Gallery of Art’s Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Monday, June
15, 2009. With him are Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Giovanni Castellaneta,
left, and Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. The Italian
government has loaned the Renaissance altarpiece in gratitude to the United States
for its assistance in the aftermath of the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy, and
as a testimony to Italy’s commitment to restore fully the cultural heritage
in the region. Photo by Deborah Ziska © 2009 National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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