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A newly discovered work by the famous painter Caravaggio will soon be on display in Madrid. The seventeenth-century painting was recently attributed to the Italian painter. The Museum Del Prado has permission to temporarily display the canvas and is calling it one of the greatest discoveries in the history of art.
On the picture Try the man (Latin for “Try the man”) shows a clip from the New Testament, in which Pontius Pilate shows Jesus with a crown of thorns to the people. It measures 111 by 86 centimeters.
It is worth much more
The painting was expected to be sold at auction in 2021 and was then attributed to an unknown artist. It was estimated at around 1500 euros. When experts began to doubt the maker, the auction was blocked.
The owners had done research and it turned out that it was a canvas by Caravaggio. This immediately increased its value greatly. For comparison: another work by the Italian was sold at auction in 2019 for 150 million euros.
The owners had the painting restored and decided to put it up for auction again. It is not known who currently owns the painting and how much was paid for it.
Sixty works
The Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived from 1571 to 1610. About sixty of his works are known. Try the man made between 1605 and 1609. It is said that it once belonged to the private collection of the King of Spain Philip IV.
The painting can be seen in the El Prado Museum from May 28 to October. The results of the study will be published at the same time.
2024-05-06 16:08:53
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