Dear Art Lovers,
	Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Father of Indonesia’s Modern Art – Sudjojono, S. Sudjojono Centre, with a number of institutes held a series of events titled ‘Seabad S. Sudjojono’ throughout 2013. It begins with a discussion on S. Sudjojono’s masterpiece ‘The Battle of Sultan Agung against Jan Pieterzoon Coen’, held on April 9 at the Jakarta History Museum. In this article, Sarasvati review how an artwork gains its recognition as an artist’s masterpiece as well as the importance of conservation efforts to preserve it.
	Happy reading,
	Sarasvati team
	Discourse
	Conserving the Historical Value of
	a Masterpiece
	There is no doubt that Sindudarsono Sudjojono is an important figure in Indonesia’s art history. As an important artist, he produces a number of masterpieces. One of them is Pertempuran Sultan Agung Melawan Jan Pieterzoon Coen or The Battle of Sultan Agung against Jan Pieterzoon Coen, which is considered as an important masterpiece by his family. Governor of Jakarta in 1966-1977 Ali Sadikin commissioned this work of art. Just like Michelangelo’s fresco in Sistine Chapel commissioned by Pope Julius II and Pope Clement VII, a commissioned work can become a masterpiece.
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