The portrait of one of Jesus Christ's key followers was put up for sale by a London art gallery, where curators thought it had less than impressive provenance.
Portrait of one of Jesus Christ's followers was sold by a London art gallery. They believed it was the work of an anonymous disciple of Leonardo da VinciA painting of Mary Magdalene that was bought for just £30,000 in the belief it was the work of an anonymous disciple of Leonardo da Vinci is actually by Italian master Raphael, experts have concluded.
The team of experts behind the new study include Nathalie Popis - a specialist in applying mathematics to art - and Andrea Chiarabini, a doctor of molecular biology. It was bought by an anonymous French collector, who commented that had been 'immediately struck' by the work, despite the fact it was 'very dirty' when they bought it. Above: The painting photographed in Paris this month
Having discovered who actually painted it, the collector said he would like the work to hang in a museum.But in the new study, which was published on the ISTE Open Science website, the academics said the painting is 'greatly superior from an artistic and technical point of view to that of Perugino'. A photograph shows in Paris on October 21, 2023, shows the back view of the portrait of Mary Magdalene
According to their findings, this means the de Brécy Tondo was highly likely to be a forgotten Raphael.
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