Caravaggio Painting Found In Attic

The italian master s work.

Caravaggio painting found in attic.

A painting described as a lost caravaggio masterpiece has been bought two days before it was due to go under the hammer in france. A painting recovered from a family attic near toulouse france could be a long lost work by caravaggio and may be worth as much as 120 million euros 136 5 million. A lost caravaggio painting thought inadequate and worthless by burglars who left it behind in an attic is expected to fetch well over 100m at auction this summer. 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.

It is expected to go for 170 million. 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. Purchasing the painting with much fanfare just two days before the auction. The caravaggio s former owners traced its heritage back to a soldier who served in napoleon s army.

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. The painting which was found under an old mattress in the attic. The painting worth up to 170 million is now with its mysterious foreign buyer.

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. The getty museum s picture follows the original closely but with several. Exactly how it found its way to that attic remains a mystery. Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic.

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.