Rare Painting Found In Attic

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

Rare painting found in attic.

Sarah cascone february 28 2019. 6 valuable works of art discovered in people s attics and garages 1. It could fetch 171 million at auction opinions are divided as to the painting s authenticity but the auction house is still predicting a monster sale. 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 long lost painting experts say is by caravaggio was discovered in an attic. Des moines iowa a painting found in the dusty attic of des moines historic hoyt sherman place entertainment venue has turned out to be a big deal. A newly authenticated van gogh landscape van gogh sunset at montmajour 1888 wikipedia public domain in. Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic.

Imagine purchasing a home and then years later discovering a dusty old painting in your attic that turned out to be a lost caravaggio masterpiece worth 171 million.