Freshly restored 16th C. Carpaccio painting unveiled in Madrid

Vittore Carpaccio, ‘Young Knight in a Landscape,’ circa 1505, details of test patch cleaned. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
Vittore Carpaccio, ‘Young Knight in a Landscape,’ circa 1505, details of test patch cleaned. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
Vittore Carpaccio, ‘Young Knight in a Landscape,’ circa 1505, details of test patch cleaned. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

MADRID – Following completion of the restoration of one of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum’s most celebrated paintings, Young Knight in a Landscape, created circa 1505 by Vittore Carpaccio, the results of the work carried out will be presented in a special installation in Room 11 of the permanent collection where the restoration took place on view to the public throughout 2020 and part of 2021. The special exhibit, which opened on May 17, will run through November 1.

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