3839. But if a
piece of artwork is found to be fraudulent, or a forgery, does it call into
question the value of all the other works by the same artist, thought or known
to be authentic? Does it even necessarily render the fraudulent object
valueless?
3840. If it was
discovered that the dome of the Duomo was not designed and built by
Brunelleschi, but, through some bookkeeping error was attributed to him, when
actually it was designed and built by someone named Brunellescki, an itinerant
Russian architect, would the dome suddenly have no value in our eyes as a work
of art?
3841. No, the
dome would retain its grandeur and the Russian Brunellescki would be added to
the history books as a great architect; and Brunelleschi’s fame would be
diminished. The dome supports Brunelleschi’s fame, and not the name the fame of
the dome.
3842. What was
the architect to make of this idea? I do not know what conclusions he drew from
the question of the significance of the name of an artist, but I do know that
he later changed his name to an Italian sounding one. It was a time when
Italian art and architecture were popular in Russia, so he was under the
mistaken impression that an Italian sounding name would be good for business.
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