Artwork Found In Attic

The 400 year old work which was found by accident in 2014 in an attic of a house in toulouse is thought to have been painted by italian master caravaggio according to old masters expert eric.

Artwork found in attic.

136 millionwhen a leaky roof caused a homeowner in toulouse france to open up a formerly sealed attic space for repairs in 2014 there was quite a surprise inside. A stolen piece by british artist banksy has been found in the attic of a country house in regional italy police believe the residents are unaware the painting was even there. Art historians are completely stumped as to how a piece of forgotten renaissance artwork wound up crammed inside a thrift store sofa bed. Our best guess is that saraceni had the painting in his pocket when he sat down on the couch to watch old star trek reruns but then fell into a hot pocket coma and nature took its course we re told there.

Italy returns stolen banksy artwork found in attic to france on bastille day. Lost caravaggio found in french attic causes rift in art world. A copy of action comics no. Painting valued at up to 120m found by accident believed by many to be work of renaissance master.

Initially believed to be the famous artist s handiwork the 1888 artwork was reportedly relegated to the attic after the french ambassador to sweden visited mustad s home and suggested it was a. Comic books found in an attic almost seems cliché but when a comic book worth 1 5 million is found that s still remarkable. 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.