Federico Barocci, Head study for Saint John the Evangelist, oil on paper lined with linen, 42 x 31.7 cm (© Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 1979)
Robin Blake reviews the exhibition Barocci: Brilliance and Grace at the National Gallery, London, on view through May 14, 2013.
Blake visits the show seeking answers to the assertion, by the Director of London’s National Gallery, that "the now obscure Federico Barocci of Urbino, was a better painter than his contemporary El Greco."
via:
Financial Times