This is all quite possible and fits the time frames related to
looting opportunities during both World Wars and the additional
looting that took place during the French Revolution. Add it all up
and plenty of important art has slipped into the shadows and
something like this had the immediate problem of an utterly famous
artist. Now it resurfaces in the hands of an innocent who is simply
lucky enough to live at the right instance in time.
The apparent age of the paper is promising and might even provide
ultimate provenance.
Da Vinci (1452 – 1519) spent his last years in Paris and that is
certainly were this piece originated somehow or the other. Falling
into an important collection and been labeled within a century of his
death is also creditable. A family or monastery would then have held
it until the French Revolution. If it was then looted and went
underground it would never have become pubicly known.
It is a delightful mystery and certainly a wonderful addition to the
oeuvre which is scant enough.
Possible da Vinci
painting found in Scottish farmhouse; could be worth $150 million
Fiona McLaren, 59, had kept an old painting in her Scottish farmhouse for decades. She reportedly didn't think much of the painting, which had been given to her as a gift by her father. But after she finally decided to have the painting appraised, some experts are speculating that it may in fact be a 500-year-old painting by Leonardo da Vinci and potentially worth more than $150 million.
"I showed it to him [auctioneer Harry Robertson] and he was staggered, speechless save for a sigh of exclamation," said Ms. McLaren, according to The People.
The Daily Mail says the painting may be of Mary Magdalene holding a young child. The painting is now undergoing further analysis by experts at the Cambridge University and the Hamilton Kerr Institute, who will attempt to uncover its exact age and origins.
Even if the painting is not a da Vinci original, it is believed to at least be from the da Vinci school, created by one of the master's pupils during the 16th century.
A papal bull was found attached to the back of the painting and is believed to have originated from the era of Pope Paul V, head of the Catholic Church in the early 17th century. McLaren says the word "Magdalene," is visible on the faded paper.
McLaren says she hopes the painting is sold to a museum, and she plans to donate a percentage of the painting's sale value after it is auctioned. - yahoo
Possible da Vinci painting found in Scottish farmhouse; could be worth $150 million
By Eric Pfeiffer,
Yahoo! News | The Sideshow – Mon, Aug 6, 2012
Fiona McLaren, 59, had
kept an old painting in her Scottish farmhouse for decades. She
reportedly didn't think much of the painting, which had been given to
her as a gift by her father. But after she finally decided to have
the painting appraised, some experts are speculating that it may in
fact be a 500-year-old painting by Leonardo da Vinci and potentially
worth more than $150 million.
"I showed it to
him [auctioneer Harry Robertson] and he was staggered, speechless
save for a sigh of exclamation," said Ms. McLaren, according to
The People.
The Daily Mail says
the painting may be of Mary Magdalene holding a young child. The
painting is now undergoing further analysis by experts at the
Cambridge University and the Hamilton Kerr Institute, who will
attempt to uncover its exact age and origins.
Even if the painting is not a da Vinci original, it is believed to
at least be from the da Vinci school, created by one of the master's
pupils during the 16th century.
A papal bull was found attached to the back of the painting and
is believed to have originated from the era of Pope Paul V, head of
the Catholic Church in the early 17th century. McLaren says the
word "Magdalene," is visible on the faded paper.
McLaren says she hopes
the painting is sold to a museum, and she plans to donate a
percentage of the painting's sale value after it is auctioned.
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