MAURIZIO SERACINI
BIOSince mid ’70, Maurizio Seracini, with his background in biomedical engineer and art history, pioneered
the use of multi-spectral diagnostic imaging, analytical diagnostics and other advanced technologies to study art.
In 1977, Seracini established Editech (Electronics, Diagnostics and Technology), a Florence-based company that was the first
private center in Europe to apply engineering sciences to the study of cultural heritage. His scientific methodology has become
a standard for scientific authentication and state of conservation of works of art. He has studied more than 3500 works
of art, including Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper, Adoration of the Magi, Botticelli's Allegory of Spring, Raphael’s Madonna
of the Goldfinch and Caravaggio’s Medusa.
From 1975 to 2013, he was the scientific director of the Leonardo Project
in search of the long-lost Leonardo’s mural The Battle of Anghiari in the Hall of the 500 in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence,
a project sponsored by the Armand Hammer Foundation, the Kress Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution and the Kalpa Group
of Loel Guinness.
In 2007, he founded the Center for Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology
(CISA3) at the University of California San Diego's California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
(Calit2). He was the director of CISA3 until 2013.
A former National Geographic Fellow, in 2017 the Royal Photographic
Society awarded him for his advances and breakthroughs in the application of Scientific Imaging to the world of Art and Cultural
Heritage.
Since 2017, Seracini has joined SDSU to teach how to use applied sciences to fight art crimes.
In
2018 he was the key note speaker at the AIA (Authentication in Art) congress in Amsterdam.
Seracini’ s work has
been highlighted in TED talks, and documentaries featuring his work can be seen on the National Geographic, Smithsonian, and
BBC channels. Also, his work was an inspiration for author Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code.
EDITECH Art & Science Srl
Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno, 1
50125 Florence, Italy
Office: +39-055.234.3998
Cell: +1-39-339-614-4688
E-mail:
seracini@editech.com
mseracini@mail.sdsu.eduSkype: seracinimaurizio
