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Diego Velazquez portrait confirmed as authentic

委拉斯開茲之畫作確為真品   
  

The painting was downgraded by The Met in 1973

A 17th Century portrait by Spanish painter Diego Velazquez is back on show at New York 's Metropolitan Museum of Art years after it was wrongly identified as not being a genuine work.

西班牙畫家委拉斯開茲大師的一幅十七世紀肖像畫在紐約大都會博物館重新展出。這幅畫多年來都被錯認為非真正出自大師之手。

The Met downgraded the painting of King Philip IV in 1973, determining it was likely done by an assistant or follower studying under the artist.

館方將此畫於1973年降級，認為這幅西班牙國王菲利浦四世的肖像畫很可能是由大師的助手或是學生所完成。

But experts reversed the decision after a year's worth of restoration.

經過一年的修復，專家推翻了這項決定。

The portrait can now be seen in the European Paintings galleries.

現在已可在館內的歐洲畫廊看到這幅肖像畫。

It is one of only just over 100 known works by Velazquez, who was the king's leading court artist and painted him throughout his reign.

這是唯一不在委拉斯開茲一百幅名作之列的畫。委拉斯開茲大師於菲利浦四世在位期間為國王畫畫，並且擔任首席宮廷畫家。

The painting, which had been on display since 1914, had not been cleaned and restored since 1911 and scholars debated for years whether it was genuine.

這幅畫自1914年起就一直展示，1911年起就未曾清理和修補。多年來學者持續辯論此畫的真偽。

It was among 300 disputed works all downgraded by the Met 37 years ago, despite the museum owning the artist's signed receipt of payment from the king.

雖然館方持有委拉斯開茲大師的親筆簽名收據，證明曾收到國王付款，但仍是三十七年前，被紐約大都會博物館降級的三百幅有爭議的作品之一。

But the painting of the 18-year-old king underwent a complete restoration a year ago to remove layers of repainting and thick varnish.

一年前，這幅十八歲的國王肖像畫經歷了全面的修復，移除了多層的油料和厚重的亮光漆。

X-rays were also used to look though to the original paint, which revealed the distinctive brush strokes of Velazquez.

透過X光技術可看到原始的畫作，顯露出委拉斯開茲大師獨特的筆觸。

"The picture was quite honestly a bit disappointing in the state in which it was shown," Keith Christiansen, the Met's chairman of European paintings, told the New York Times.

紐約大都會博物館歐洲畫廊的主任 克里斯遜森向紐約時報表示:「老實說這幅畫的展示狀態是有點令人失望，」

"For many years, scholars that I have had conversations with in front of the picture have said, 'the only way we will ever be able to decide what involvement Velazquez had in this picture is if you clean it'."

多年來，一直和我在這幅畫前討論的學者們皆說:『能夠證明委拉斯開茲與這幅畫關的唯一辦法就是清理它』。


註: 原文新聞出處:

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12058961