NEW ORLEANS — Two Renaissance masterpieces are coming to the New Orleans Museum of Art — only the third museum ever to display them together, and the second outside Italy. Agatha Visited in Prison by St. Peter” during 1566 and 1567 for a church on Murano, an island in the lagoon of Venice. Their first showing after a thorough restoration by Venetian Heritage was last year at a museum in Venice. The detailed painting of St. Agatha and St. Peter, lit by an angel carrying a torch, is nearly 7 feet (2.1 metres) wide. “We are pleased to be able to present these magnificent paintings to the people of the city of New Orleans.”

Source: National Post April 15, 2018 15:46 UTC