French Attic Painting

Priceless 17th century caravaggio painting discovered behind mattresses in old french attic.

French attic painting.

Paris a painting found in a leaky attic in the southwestern french city of toulouse has been provisionally identified as a lost masterpiece by late 16th century italian painter caravaggio worth. In 2014 french auctioneer marc labarbe received a phone call from a friend. A painting believed to be by italian master caravaggio was found in an attic in france after the homeowners decided to fix a leaky roof. The painting which was found under an old mattress in the attic.

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. The painting which had been estimated at up to 150 million euros 170 million dates from 1607 a mystery foreign buyer has snapped up a painting by italian master caravaggio that was discovered. It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 caravaggio for auction. A painting found in an attic in southwest france is a long lost caravaggio experts said tuesday as they unveiled a work estimated at 120 million euros if it is attributed to the italian master.

A painting described as a lost caravaggio masterpiece has been bought two days before it was due to go under the hammer in france. It could be worth 136 million. This is the question that continues to befuddle art historians and experts about a. Art community remains divided over caravaggio found in french attic an original caravaggio or a master fake.

The attic of their toulouse home had yielded a surprising discovery. A painting coated in dust and stained by a water.