![]() ![]() “It is for this reason you do your work studyingĪrtists, studying Caravaggio, and you find a Caravaggio: what could be greater The story of Caravaggio, because when I was a student was an artist I felt “When my son was small I used to tell him “For an auctioneer to find a painting such as this one One has ever appeared at public auction, making the upcoming sale a potentially Just two remain in private hands, and only Of the 65 previously known works by Caravaggio, 63 are ownedīy either major museums or churches. The painting was unveiled to the public this week during anĮxhibition at the Colnaghi Gallery in London, and will head to New York in Mayīefore returning to Toulouse ahead of the sale on June 27.Īlthough the attribution of the painting is not universallyĪgreed upon, and has caused controversy in the art world, the real test of itsĪuthenticity will come when it hits the auction block. ![]() “It’s Caravaggio because it can’t be anyone else.” The wall is in the Hall of the 500 of the Palazzo Vecchio, the seat of Florence government CNN A Leonardo da Vinci mural unseen since the 16th century may have been found hidden behind a fresco. Like a musician, as all artists, and we recognize his signature,” said Turquin. “A 17 th century painter has a signature just The remarkable detailing and powerful expressions in the painting led experts to believe they had discovered something special (Image: Cabinet Turquin) “Then and there I knew that I was going to see a very important painting.” “They called me and told me a bombshell had arrived in the office,” recalled Turquin. Portion with a cloth and took several photographs, which he then sent through Immediately noticed the quality of the painting. However, Labarbe’s years of expertise meant that he When thieves had broken into the house years earlier, they had taken severalĪntiques from the attic but left the painting untouched. To the untrained eye it looked worthless – so much so that, Most of the attic one item remained: a large canvas leaning against a wall,Ĭovered with a thick layer of dust and stained from an old water leak. He helped the owner sell numerous pieces, but after clearing In to evaluate the contents of an old farmhouse in Toulouse. ![]() One day, Trina falls off a swing and chips a tooth, so Marcus takes her to see his friend McTeague, an unlicensed dentist. The main plot: Marcus is engaged to Trina, a German immigrant. of a new masterpiece and to find a work of art that was thought to be lost. Loosely based on a real-life San Francisco murder, Frank Norris’ 1899 novel McTeague was all about the destructive power of greed. #Possible lost masterpiece found tvThe remarkable story began in 2014, when Labarbe was called BBC TV show, Britains Lost Masterpieces, unearths a Peter Paul Rubens. The painting spent more than a century hidden in the attic of a French farmhouse, before being rediscovered in 2014 (Image: Cabinet Turquin) ![]()
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