The more I look at the “Forgery in the manner of Sandro Botticelli” by Umberto Giunti (1886 – 1970), the more it fascinates me.

The point is not only the artist’s skill. The imitation is closer to us in time and space of culture and seems more understandable than the original Renaissance masterpieces. #painting #art #forgery #Botticelli #Giunti

Virgin and Child, circa 1920-29:
https://courtauld.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/P.1947.LF_.40-2.jpg

Source: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/art-and-artifice-fakes-from-the-collection/