Caravaggio Painting Found In Attic

Lost caravaggio painting found in attic could fetch 171 million at auction written by emily dixon cnn in 2014 french auctioneer marc labarbe received a phone call from a friend.

Caravaggio painting found in attic.

Exactly how it found its way to that attic remains a mystery. July 1 2019 june 4 2020. A painting described as a lost caravaggio masterpiece has been bought two days before it was due to go under the hammer in france. The caravaggio s former owners traced its heritage back to a soldier who served in napoleon s army.

The italian master s work. It is expected to go for 170 million. A painting found in a leaky attic in toulouse has been provisionally identified as a lost masterpiece by late 16th century italian painter caravaggio worth an estimated 120m 95 7m. The getty museum s picture follows the original closely but with several.

It is thought that bartolomeo cavarozzi painted this painting which is after caravaggio s innovative treatment of the subject that is now in the national gallery london. During the 1600s caravaggio s original was in rome where it was seen and copied by many artists. The discovery of a caravaggio painting in a french attic has finally sold in mysterious and dramatic fashion. Purchasing the painting with much fanfare just two days before the auction.

The painting worth up to 170 million is now with its mysterious foreign buyer. The gory caravaggio left in an attic as a gory painting discovered at a house in france is pronounced the real deal kelly grovier looks at how we can spot a fake. The painting which was found under an old mattress in the attic. Lost caravaggio painting.

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.