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THE PARISIAN MUSEUM DROPS GOLDIN

Marco Goldin is well-known to be an actual strategist when it comes to organizing public exhibitions. The owner of the company Linea d’Ombra, native of Treviso, in a few years has succeeded in turning artistic events into a big business. His rise started in Treviso with the support of Gino De Poli, president of the Foundation Cassamarca: a union which seemed to be made of iron, the one financed and the other filled the city with tourists. But this solid partnership faded since De Poli sacked Goldin without notice accusing him of transforming culture into a village feast.

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It was announced months ago. The people of Milan and all the international visitors from the Salone del Mobile (who had sponsored it) waited eagerly. And instead it will not be there or at least the original will not be there. Peter Greenaway’s performance based on the idea of Leonardo’s Last Supper, was in fact considered as potentially damaging for the delicate fresco by the master. For this reason the superintendent denied the necessary authorisation unleashing a diplomatic case.

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Chess is an historic game which is also practiced competitively today, but was once one of the most enjoyable distractions in the European courts. This game was studied and painted a lot. Lucas Van Leyden, Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, Sofonisba Anguissola, and Ludovico Carracci, are just some of the names of illustrious painters who during the Renaissance dedicated interesting paintings to the game and to its players. But today it seems that even the undisputed genius of the renaissance played his part in this field.

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By now it is widely known that the exhibits organised by Marco Goldin manage to achieve a huge capital. We only have to think of the “Gauguin and Van Gogh” show organised in 2006 in Brescia, that had a total economic impact equal to 75,746,760 euros in comparison to an investment of 7-8 million euros.

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Still for a short time only the marvellous “Madonna of the Goldfinch” by Raphael is trusted into the hands of the restorer Patrizia Riitano. After nine years of restoration it is almost finished and everyone is waiting to see this work in the limelight. The “Madonna of the Goldfinch” is an oil on wood (107×77cm) executed by Raphael when he was only 23 years of age in 1506 as a wedding gift for Lorenzo Nasi.