Sergio Benedetti

Sergio Benedetti
OMRI
Born
Sergio Adriano Benedetti

(1942-10-28)28 October 1942
Addis Ababa, Italian East Africa
Died24 January 2018(2018-01-24) (aged 75)
Florence, Italy
NationalityItalian
Spouse
Ita Benedetti (née Collins)
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(m. 1970; div. 2007)​
Children2

Sergio Adriano Benedetti (28 October 1942 – 24 January 2018) was an Italian art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.[1][2]

He was best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque masterpiece, The Taking of Christ by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1990.[3] In 1994 he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his services to art and culture.[4]

  1. ^ "National Gallery appoints Fionnuala Croke as keeper and head curator".
  2. ^ "Remembering Sergio Benedetti (1942-2018)". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ Clarity, James F. (25 November 1993). "An Unsung Caravaggio Finds Glory in Dublin". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".