Sergio Benedetti
Sergio Adriano Benedetti was an Italian art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National [Gallery of Ireland].
He was best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque masterpiece, The Taking of [Christ (Caravaggio)|The Taking of Christ] by Michelangelo Merisi [da Caravaggio] in 1990. In 1994 he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of [Merit of the Italian Republic] for his services to art and culture.