Elderly Couple Found Leonardo Da Vinci Paintings In Attic

In 1502 italian statesman piero soderini commissioned leonardo da vinci to paint a scene from the famous battle of anghiari.

Elderly couple found leonardo da vinci paintings in attic.

When he arrived the painting was coated in dust and was. The painting is thought to be 20 feet long and 10 feet high. I would prefer it to go to a. In a new paper in the journal of the royal society of medicine two.

Since 2015 scientists at the louvre have said they might ve found the. The price which includes a buyer s premium makes it the most. Famed artist and inventor leonardo da vinci suffered from a crippled right hand late in life usually attributed to a stroke. This drawing attributed to leonardo depicts a beautiful young woman looking downward.

Upon finding the painting in the attic the owner had a feeling it might be important and called up french auctioneer marc labarbe for help. Because finding a da vinci is such a big deal there s never a shortage of claims about possible lost works of his. Leonardo da vinci s st john the baptist 1513 16 8 leonardo da vinci s st john the baptist masterpiece shows an alien face after a filter is applied it s claimed credit. Her distinctive headband highlights the hair braiding above it and the long tresses of hair below.

After that the painting sort of just disappeared and was mostly forgotten about until the year 2000 when an elderly couple found it left abandoned behind a california brewery that had been turned into an art space. Painting found in attic may be caravaggio masterpiece both turquin and marc labarbe said they would like to see judith and holofernes placed on public display.