Yes, if the price was right and it was going to a collection where it could be viewed, such as a major gallery or museum.The image of early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian tied to a tree and pierced with arrows caused an immediate stir among the East Coast art cognoscenti, after experts authenticated it in a series of processes involving infrared reflectology, X-rays and chemical testing of the pigment used by the famed Bolognese artist.“I now believe the painting can be viewed the way Guercino saw his own work. What’s it all about? It took a split second to realize that I was standing in front of a Masterpiece. I know his work, the work of his apprentice, of his assistants and I am familiar with everything he is known to have created.”See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive.“Even though it would then no longer be mine, I would be among its most regular viewers, wherever it was, because I will always be in love with this painting." He works strictly from life and has drawn praise for his paintings and for his exceptional quality and high level of technical ability.Federico is a passionate collector and connoisseur of old master paintings, early European sculpture and Roman, Greek and Egyptian Antiquities. Federico Castelluccio, is an internationally renowned realist painter, art collector and connoisseur of old master, baroque painting.He was born in Naples, Italy and moved to the US in 1968. “It will not be there for long because it is worth so much money. Sopranos actor Federico Castelluccio now owns a painting that has been authenticated as a work by Italian baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri.. His works are held in the collections of Palazzo Chigi, in Ariccia, Italy, Yale University Museum of Art, in New Haven, Connecticut, Kresge Art Museum, in East Lansing, Michigan and Tisch Fine Art Collection, NY. From an early age it was evident that Federico had talent and an innate ability for drawing and painting and was determined to pursue a life in art. I said to him that we were shooting the short film 'Lilly of The Feast' on digital, because it’s becoming so expensive to shoot on film. He knew that the trend was moving towards digital, and sooner or later he had to go in that direction, and since that time, that’s all he’s worked on, digital. They literally were coming to fisticuffs, and really going at it. The auction house probably felt that they owed it to the owners for putting a small tear in the canvas and taking it out of the sale in October. I got a chance to see how things operate on set, and when the film came out, I could see myself in the film, albeit for a few seconds. ... All artwork is the property of Federico Castelluccio. Federico was privately commissioned by art benefactor Christine E. Lynn and presented the painting to the Boca Raton Community Hospital in Florida.
It was in his studio, and the other two half length paintings were accounted for, in what is known as the Libro dei Conte, which was a book of accounts, everything that was sold from 1629 – 1666 was in that book. It was a very dramatic black and white picture.
Bertoni came to the set that night and asked me, "So Ow do you like acting" I said I love it! “It was not even on display,” he says.It is so stunning it feels as if it is illuminated even when there is no light shining on itHe joined the cast of The Sopranos for three seasons in 2000 and his character, ponytailed Mob enforcer Furio, became a favourite with viewers, walking a tightrope between unbridled brutality and ultimately unrequited love for his boss Tony’s wife Carmela, played by the late James Gandolfini and Edie Falco.In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Express, Castelluccio says: “I have spent years studying Guercino, as an art student and beyond. They should get into it because of the Art form, the passion and the desire that you have in order to create something special. He was born in Naples, Italy and moved to the US in 1968. Federico Castelluccio, is an internationally renowned realist painter, art collector and connoisseur of old master baroque painting. I was so excited that I immediately hid it again behind the first piece, like someone might hide a little treasure at a yard sale to make sure no one else finds it. That is really the key to acting, it’s not acting but "being", and so that was my beginning.There are several galleries who would like to show my work, and there are some unorthodox galleries. His collection of 17th century Italian, Baroque paintings, has been highly regarded by scholars, experts and professionals in the art world. You asked how did acting affect my artistic output?