France Painting Attic

But to be on the safe side in 2014 he alerted an art appraiser eric turquin based in paris.

France painting attic.

A painting coated in dust and stained by a water. A lost caravaggio painting worth 171 million was found in an attic in toulouse france it had been missing for 330 years. 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. It could be worth 136 million.

The painting which was found under an old mattress in the attic. The piece titled judith beheading holofernes is thought to have been created in rome around 1604 05 the associated press reported. 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. Mar 14 2019 nancy bilyeau years after purchasing a house in toulouse france the owner focused on an old painting stored in the attic.

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. It was coated in dust and stained by a water leak so it seemed unlikely to be worth anything. From marc labarbe so when they called again to say they had found yet another painting in the attic. In 2014 french auctioneer marc labarbe received a phone call from a friend.

Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic. It was thought to have been displayed at some point in antwerp in 1689 but since then there has not been any mention of the painting until its recent discovery tucked away in a dusty french 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. A painting described as a lost caravaggio masterpiece has been bought two days before it was due to go under the hammer in france.