'UNSEEN GAZE - REVEALING AN UNKNOWN WORK BY TITIAN'
Papadakis Warehouse, Limassol
Until 10 March
INFO: The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday to Sunday | 10:00-20:00.
Tour hours: Wednesday 16:30-17:30, Friday 16:30-17:30 and Saturday 11:00-12:00 and 12:00-13:00.
For information or arranging tours: apaclabs@cyi.ac.cy | 22208648 & info@lemesos2030.com | 99800050
With rave reviews for the "Andreas Pittas" Art Characterization Workshops (APAC Labs) of the Cyprus Institute's Science and Technology Research Centre for Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture (STARC), international news agencies host the news of the analysis, revelation and reconstruction of the portrait of a man, hidden under the famous painting Ecce Homo by the leading painter of the Renaissance Titian.
The news, which travels around the world, with television and print media reporting on this important scientific success with headlines, confirms the mission of the Cyprus Institute as an International Centre of Excellence, making our country proud once again.
Specifically, through the pioneering use of technology, researchers from APAC Labs of the Cyprus Institute, analyzed and revealed an unknown artwork depicting a standing man in front of his desk touching books and holding a writing feather. The portrait was hidden under Titian's famous painting Ecce Homo, which dates back to about 1570.
The international media host statements by Dr. Nicolas Bakirtzis – Director of the "Andreas Pittas" Art Characterization Laboratories and Professor of the Cyprus Institute, who refers to the uniqueness of the interdisciplinary study and explains how the innovative methods of imaging and analysis applied by the specialized members of the research team, mapped the material dimension and stratigraphy of the work and brought to light elements that are not visible to the naked eye. revealing the secrets hidden for centuries in the painting of the leading painter of the Renaissance, Titian ( https://apaclabs.cyi.ac.cy/news/current-exhibition-unseen-ga... )
Indicative of this significant research success are the headlines of the international print media, as well as the laudatory mentions in international television networks:
REUTERS: Hidden portrait found under Titian's masterpiece in Cyprus.
CNN: Revealing a puzzle: Experts reveal hidden portrait under Titian's masterpiece.
CBN NEWS: A portrait hidden for centuries was found under Titian's masterpiece.
INDΕPENDENT: Hidden portrait finally revealed under Titian's masterpiece. Experts created an oil painting of a man based on radiographic images.
ARTNET: Mysterious portrait found hidden under famous work of Titian
THE DAILY STAR: Hidden portrait found under Titian's masterpiece in Cyprus.
TAIPEI TIMES: Hidden portrait found under Titian painting.
DAILYMAVERICK: Hidden for centuries, portrait revealed under Titian's masterpiece.
THE NEWS: Portrait hidden beneath Titian's masterpiece revealed centuries later.
INSIDE EDITION: This painting hid a centuries-old secret that thrilled art historians.
CHINA DAILY: Researchers in Cyprus have uncovered a hidden portrait that remained unknown for centuries under a 1570s painting.
DRM NEWS: Hidden portrait under a painting by Titian, 1570, in Cyprus.
Titian's Ecce Homo and the impressive research that led to the analysis and reconstruction of the hidden portrait are presented to the public through the exhibition "Unseen Gaze: Revealing an unknown work by Titian", which is on view at Papadakis Warehouses in Limassol until 10 March.
The exhibition is co-organised by the Organisation of the European Capital of Culture Limassol 2030 – Candidate City, the Art Characterization Workshops "Andreas Pittas" of the Science and Technology Research Centre in Archaeology and Culture (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute and the Limassol Municipality.
