Painting Found In French Attic

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.

Painting found in french attic.

A painting coated in dust and stained by a water. A painting found in the attic of a house in southwest france two years ago was attributed to the italian master caravaggio by private french experts who hailed its discovery on tuesday as a great. Art dealer says painting found in french attic is a caravaggio the french art dealer eric turquin presented the paining judith beheading holofernes at his gallery in paris on tuesday. 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.

Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic. The attic of their toulouse home had yielded a surprising discovery. 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. 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.

Charles platiau a painting found in the attic of a house in south west france two years ago has been attributed to italian master caravaggio by private french experts who now hail its discovery as a great event in the history of art. Two years ago homeowners near toulouse france wanted to fix their leaky ceiling. 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. In order to get the spot of the problem they had to break open a sealed door in their attic.