French Attic Painting

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

French attic painting.

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. This is the question that continues to befuddle art historians and experts about a. A painting coated in dust and stained by a water. The painting which was found under an old mattress in the attic.

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. It is expected to go for 170 million. 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 attic of their toulouse home had yielded a surprising discovery.

The owners of the house near the southwestern city of toulouse discovered the dramatic 400 year old painting when they went to fix a leak in the ceiling. Art community remains divided over caravaggio found in french attic an original caravaggio or a master fake. It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 caravaggio for auction. A painting stumbled upon in the attic of a house in france is an authentic work by italian renaissance master caravaggio and could be worth up to 120 million euros a178m experts said.

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.