Artwork Found In Attic

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

Artwork found in attic.

No arrests have been made. The occupants appeared unaware that the artwork was in their attic l aquila prosecutors said the work was recovered on wednesday during a search of a home in the countryside of tortoreto near the adriatic coast in the abruzzo region s teramo province. In 2014 in another french attic a rare caravaggio painting was discovered behind a locked door in an attic after the owner tried to repair a water leak according to a new york times story. The attic artwork hit christie s auction block last week far outselling its estimated price the winning bid was 589 250 951 050.

Cordery maintains that she had never even seen the painting before her impromptu winter cleaning while her partner james ravenscroft remembers receiving the work as a present from his mother. It had been hidden well in the attic prosecutors said. The 400 year old work which was found by accident in 2014 in an attic of a house in toulouse is thought to have been painted by italian master caravaggio according to old masters expert eric. 3 6 millionone 18th century giovanni battista tiepolo painting lay hidden in the attic of a french château for two centuries perhaps because its subject showed a little too.

6 valuable works of art discovered in people s attics and garages 1. The painting is valued at more than 136 million though some have doubted the authenticity of judith beheading holofernes the story said. A newly authenticated van gogh landscape van gogh sunset at montmajour 1888 wikipedia public domain in. A painting coated in dust and stained by a water leak that looked all the same to be something of value.

Artwork found in french attic may be 400 year old carvaggio april 12 2016 3 39 pm ap paris a 400 year old picture that might have been painted by italian master caravaggio has been found in.