Found Painting In Attic

A contested caravaggio painting caravaggio judith beheading holofernes late 16th to early 17th century wikimedia.

Found painting in attic. A newly authenticated van gogh landscape van gogh sunset at montmajour 1888 wikipedia public domain in. The attic of their toulouse home had yielded a surprising discovery. Sometimes the most valuable treasures are hiding in plain sight which was certainly the case with a french family when they discovered a priceless painting thought to be lost forever in their attic. A 17th century painting believed to be from italian artist michelangelo merisi da caravaggio has been found in an attic in the capital city of toulouse in southern france.

It was thought to have been displayed at some point in antwerp in 1689 but since then there has not been any mention of the painting until its recent discovery tucked away in a dusty french attic. 6 valuable works of art discovered in people s attics and garages 1. Andy rain epa efe rex shutterstock a famous italian painting that was rediscovered in an attic could be set to fetch at least 171 million at an auction according to cnn. September 9 2013 2 20 pm ap amsterdam the van gogh museum says it has identified a long lost vincent van gogh painting that spent years in a norwegian attic because it was thought not to be.

The piece titled judith beheading holofernes is thought to have been created in rome around 1604 05 the associated press reported. Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic. In 2014 a friend of.