FLORENTINE DILEMMA

Discovery of a long-hidden Leonardo fresco behind a Vasari painting in the Palazzo Vecchio has  put Florence’s art solons in a difficult spot. “Councillor for culture, Rosa di Giorgi, is not planning to rip the later fresco off the wall without strong evidence that the Leonardo is in good condition, for as she said ‘Vasari may not have been Leonardo, but he is still Vasari’.” – The Art Newspaper