Dorotheum in Vienna play it safe with Saint Bartholomew attribution
In the 1980s, the 3ft 7in x 2ft 9in (1.1m x 85cm) canvas of Saint Bartholomew being offered by Dorotheum in Vienna on April 30 was tentatively ascribed to Caravaggio. The treatment of light and shadow and the extreme naturalism in the portrayal certainly indicate a proximity to the revolutionary artist.
The in-house experts are playing it a bit safer and have catalogued the painting as Roman School, …