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A medieval historian in Italy found what is believed to be a portrait, hidden beneath another painting, of Leonardo da Vinci.


1 posted on 04/03/2009 2:40:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 04/03/2009 2:42:04 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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The last guy interviewed didn't think it was a da Vinci self-portrait, but it wasn't clear why he said what he said.

Even the one painting supposedly his

here in the US is disputed.

Interesting.

ML/NJ

5 posted on 04/03/2009 3:06:09 PM PDT by ml/nj
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I can't remember the artist but there was a story about a forger who snuck in his copies of another artist's paintings. They hung in galleries for years until he spilled the beans. It's now said those fakes bring in more on the market than the originals.
7 posted on 04/03/2009 3:17:19 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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The embarrassing part is, it was *hanging* behind the other painting -- which means no one had dusted in years.

Thanks JPB.

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10 posted on 04/03/2009 3:39:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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