Rare Painting Found In Attic

A long lost painting experts say is by caravaggio was discovered in an attic.

Rare painting found in attic.

A newly authenticated van gogh landscape van gogh sunset at montmajour 1888 wikipedia public domain in. Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic. 6 valuable works of art discovered in people s attics and garages 1. Lost caravaggio painting found in attic could fetch 171 million at auction written by emily dixon cnn in 2014 french auctioneer marc labarbe received a phone call from a friend.

It happened to one very lucky. It could fetch 171 million at auction opinions are divided as to the painting s authenticity but the auction house is still predicting a monster sale. Cbs news affiliate kcci tv reports that the. 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.

Imagine purchasing a home and then years later discovering a dusty old painting in your attic that turned out to be a lost caravaggio masterpiece worth 171 million.