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Cool Jobs: Art Historian, Maurizio Seracini
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Cool Jobs: Meet the people with the coolest jobs in the world. The art historian Maurizio Seracini describes how he uses infrared, ultraviolet, and X-radiation to uncover previously invisible puppy dogs, elephants, and churches in masterpiece paintings by artistic geniuses including Leonardo da Vinci.
MAURIZIO SERACINI
Engineer & Art Historian
Maurizio Seracini is a pioneer in the use of multispectral imaging to examine works of art. Using diagnostic and analytical technologies, he has studied over 2,500 works of art and historic buildings, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael, Caravaggio. In 2008, Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage named Seracini to lead the scientific search for a long lost mural by Leonardo. Not seen in 450 years, Seracini may soon reveal the mystery of “The Battle of Anghiari.”
Original Program Date: June 12, 2009
The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.
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MAURIZIO SERACINI
Engineer & Art Historian
Maurizio Seracini is a pioneer in the use of multispectral imaging to examine works of art. Using diagnostic and analytical technologies, he has studied over 2,500 works of art and historic buildings, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael, Caravaggio. In 2008, Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage named Seracini to lead the scientific search for a long lost mural by Leonardo. Not seen in 450 years, Seracini may soon reveal the mystery of “The Battle of Anghiari.”
Original Program Date: June 12, 2009
The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF.
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