The Lost Michelangelos

"As much a story about the intransigence of the art establishment and the gaps in its tradition-bound methods for considering authentication claims as it is about the ultimate fate of the painting itself."
New York Times

"An art mystery for the ages."
New York Post

"An unlikely and rather miraculous piece of art history."
Bay Area Reporter

"In reconstructing the history of two lost paintings, Forcellino transforms the material into a cinematic plot worthy of a spy movie."
Il Manifesto

"This is an intriguing piece of artistic detective work...Reading Forcellino's investigations is like watching a jigsaw being painstakingly pieced together."
The Saturday Age

 

The story behind The Lost Michelangelos has garnered a lot of media attention including features in the following news outlets:

The Huffington Post

The Independent

The Daily Mail

BBC Oxford

Sky News

Daily News & Analysis

 

"In compelling fashion, Antonio Forcellino traces the remarkable journey of a painting from Rome to Dubrovnik to Berlin, and finally to Buffalo, NY: could it be a masterpiece by the greatest genius of the Italian Rennaissance?
William Wallace, Washington University, St Louis

"Forcellino's new book reads like a detective story, draws on his expertise as a restorer and makes a good case for the rediscovery of two lost paintings by Michelangelo."
Peter Burke, University of Cambridge