(Vatican Radio) Experts in the UK say new evidence has emerged to show that two male bronzes attributed to other sculptors may be the work of famed Italian artist Michelangelo.
The sculptures had been attributed to Michelangelo in the 19th Century but that notion was then dismissed.
Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s interview with Dr Victoria Avery, keeper of the applied arts department at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
International researchers from the Fitzwilliam Museum and the University of Cambridge say the evidence suggests the figures riding panthers were made as Michelangelo was about to embark on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
If the attribution is correct, the sculptures, the Museum says, would be the only surviving Michelangelo bronzes in the world.
The works were re-examined after they were displayed in the 2012 Royal Academy of Arts bronze exhibition.
Speaking to Vatican Radio, Dr Victoria Avery, keeper of the applied arts department at the Fitzwilliam Museum said, that she and a number of other scholars felt that, “stylistically, the bronzes compared most closely to the works that Michelangelo was producing in his first decade…”
Dr Avery goes on to say that the research is still ongoing, “but we feel that we have got a pretty strong case.”
The sculptures are currently on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
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Wataalamu wa sanaa nchini Uingereza wanasema ushahidi mpya umeibuka unaoonyesha kwamba sanamu mbili za shaba za kiume zinazohusianishwa na wachongaji wengine zinaweza kuwa kazi ya msanii maarufu wa Italia Michelangelo. Michoro hiyo ilitambuliwa kuwa ya Michelangelo katika karne ya 19, lakini baadaye ilifutwa. Sikiliza mahojiano ya Lydia O'Kane na Daktari Victoria Avery, msimamizi wa idara ya sanaa ya kutumika katika Jumba la Makumbusho la Fitzwilliam. Watafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Cambridge na Jumba la Makumbusho la Fitzwilliam wanasema kuwa picha za Michelangelo akiwa na farasi wa kiume zimetengenezwa wakati Michelangelo alikuwa karibu kupanda juu ya paa la Sistine Chapel. Ikiwa utambulisho huo ni sahihi, sanamu hizo, inasema Jumba la Makumbusho, zingekuwa sanamu pekee za Michelangelo za shaba zilizopatikana ulimwenguni. Maonyesho hayo yalifanyika baada ya maonyesho ya shaba ya Royal Academy of Arts mwaka 2012. "Mwanamke Victoria Avery, mkurugenzi wa idara ya sanaa ya sanaa katika Jumba la Makumbusho la Fitzwilliam, alisema kuwa ""kwa mtindo, michoro hiyo ya shaba ililinganishwa zaidi na kazi ambazo Michelangelo alikuwa akizalisha katika muongo wake wa kwanza,"" lakini alisema kuwa ""tuna kesi yenye nguvu.""" <p>Muziki wote kwenye tovuti hii una haki za uchapaji.