FCG International Award for Restoration and Conservation 2002:

Daniele Rossi

The Jury of the FCG International Award for Restoration and Conservation, at a meeting in Valladolid and composed of the following distinct personalities: Mr. Juan Mª García Otero, Mr. Ubaldo Sedano, Mr. Francisco Somoza, Mrs. Carmen Pérez de Andrés and Mr. Juan Mª Gastaca, under the presidency of Mr. Francisco Somoza, with Mrs. Carmen Pérez de Andrés acting as secretary, decided Unanimously to Award the FCG International Prize for Restoration and Conservation to: DANIELE ROSSI (Painting Restore).  The award is given first contribution to the conservation of Historical Heritage during his work which had been carried for 23 years, during which time he contradicted to the restoring of several objects of cultural interest.  This experience has been backed by reports from the Italian Ministry of Cultural Objects and Activities.

Daniele Rossi

DANIELE ROSSI  started his own professional activity in 1979 with the CBC cooperative, made up of former professionals of the Instituto Centrale del Restauro de Roma. In 1985 he received a diploma in restoration from the Centro delle Pietre Dure and from The Florence Restoration Laboratory with speciality of Mural Painting.  He has undertaken many jobs for the public administration and on a private level.  Although his speciality is mural painting, he has also worked on other surfaces such as board, canvas and even sculpture.

Between 1979 and 1982 he started his work in the CMC cooperative undertaking works, among others, for the Poera del Duomo Museum, restoring works by Simone Martín, in the Capitolini Museum of Rome, restoring paintings on canvas by Paolo Veronese and by Pietro Paolo Rubens, the National Gallery in Umbría, the Museo Comunale and the Museo de San Martino. It was in 1982 when he started to work with the Superintendence of Historical and Artistic Goods of, when he restored in the frescoes of the Assisi Basilica , the work of Giotto.

Along with the Pietre Dure Centre and the Fortezza da Basso laboratory in Florence he undertook several interventions on works by Lorenzo di Bici, G. Vassari, Lippo Memmi, mural paintings by Giotto, Domenico Ghirlandaio and works by Donatello. From 1986 own words he was self-employed restoring works in the Palcio Comunale, the Cristo Giurde del Beato Angelico, in the S. Gimignano Civil Museum, the Palacio Vescovile, and for the Central Restoration Institute.  He also worked for the Uffizi Gallery, the Florence modern Art Gallery, the Chiriagana Foundation of Siena , the Siena Civil Art Gallery, Pitti Palace in Florence, the Siena national Art Gallery and several churches and Basilicas, such as San Gimignano, San Agostino or Radicondoli, among others.

In recent years he has continued working for the superintendence of Historical and Artistic Objects of Umbria , the Degli Argenti Museum, Siena State Archives and the Uffizi Gallery where he has restored works by Francesco Prinmaticcio, Francesco Bassano and Tiziano Vecellio