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.
French attic painting.
The painting which was found under an old mattress in the attic.
It is expected to go for 170 million.
It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 caravaggio for auction.
A painting coated in dust and stained by a water.
In 2014 french auctioneer marc labarbe received a phone call from a friend.
Caravaggio painting found in french attic sold to mystery foreign buyer reuters june 25 2019 toulouse france june 25 reuters a mystery foreign buyer has snapped up a painting by italian.
The painting which had been estimated at up to 150 million euros 170 million dates from 1607 a mystery foreign buyer has snapped up a painting by italian master caravaggio that was discovered.
Priceless 17th century caravaggio painting discovered behind mattresses in old french attic.