Domenico Beccafumi’s Marcia, probably dating from 1520-1525. Photograph: The National Gallery

The Art Newspaper has revealed that a 500-year-old panel painting by Domenico Beccafumi of Marcia was broken in half, in one of the most serious handling accidents known to have occurred in a UK museum in living memory. This happened during deinstallation of the “Renaissance Siena” exhibition, which closed on 13 January.  The two sections were fixed back together and loose paint was stabilised. The gallery claims that the repaired damage is “not visible in normal viewing conditions”

Read more (The Art Newspaper, MAy 16, 2008)

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