Tribute to Luigi De Cesaris by Michael Jones
Bulletin of American Research Center in Egypt
Un articolo in ricordo di Luigi De Cesaris, di Michael Jones, apparso sulla rivista dell’ARCE - American Research Center in Egypt.
An article in memory of Luigi De Cesaris by Michael Jones, published on the Bulletin of ARCE – American Research Center in Egypt.
Luigi De Cesaris
30 November 1961 – 19 December 2011
Michael Jones
Luigi De Cesaris, the leader of the Italian conservation team that has been working with ARCE since 1996, died suddenly at the Red Monastery near Sohag two days before the end of the Fall 2011 season. His funeral was held in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi on 22 December attended by a large congregation of his family, friends and numerous professional colleagues, including several from Egypt: Fr. Maximous el-Antony, Elizabeth Bolman, Ray Johnson, James Heidel, and Michael and Angela Jones.
Luigi contributed a significant part of his professional life to ARCE’s USAID-funded wall painting conservation projects and with his death Egypt, the Coptic Church and ARCE have lost a highly skilled and dedicated fake uhren conservator, a respected colleague and much-valued friend.