Antiques - Art - Ceramics - Murals - Paint
May 05, 1959 - £125, 000 Paid By The Nation For A Painting.. St. George And The Dragon - Is It By Uccello? The sum of £125, 000 has been paid by the Nation for the painting St. George and the Dragon - at the National Gallery. Professor Bernhard Berenson (93) the most revered living connoisseurs on Italian Art has stated that the painting is Not by Paolo Uccello - who is one of the most famous of the early Forentine artists. but Mr. John Pope-Hennessy of the Victorian and Albert Museum and officials of the National Gallery claim that it is by Uccello. The painting has been restored to its original splendour by experts at the Gallery. Keystone Photo Shows:-Mr. A. W. Lucas the Chief Restorer of the Department - examines the painting St. George and the Dragon
