Published 16:31 IST, February 18th 2020
400-year-old Rembrandt's painting wrongly attributed to unknown artist
A painting that had been wrongly attributed to an unknown artist from Rembrandt's workshop has now been judged to have been a work of the Dutch master himself.
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A painting that h been wrongly attributed to an unkwn artist from Rembrandt's workshop has w been judged to have been a work of Dutch master himself. According to media reports, painting that is approximately 400-year-old is w being attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn. painting is called 'Portrait of a Young Woman' and has been on display at Allentown Art Museum for deces w. recent claim has been me by conservators from New York University, who have said that delicate brushwork underneath looks like work of Rembrandt himself.
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Conservators used a variety of modern techlogy
According to media reports, conservators used a variety of modern techlogy, including X-ray, infrared, electron microscopy and some expert detective work to remove layers of overpainting and dark, a thick varnish that h been ded over centuries. oil and oak panel painting started displaying a delicate brushwork which conservators suspected was original work of Rembrandt and t of his assistance as it was claimed by experts in 1970s. Apart from New York University experts, outside conservators also examined painting and concluded that it is an auntic Rembrandt painting.
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1632 'Portrait of a Young Woman' is on display at Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania since 1961. As per reports, restoration work on historic painting was done by Shan Kuang, a conservator at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. museum has intention of selling artwork and has said that painting will go on display from June 7. painting is currently in museum's vault. An official associated with museum said that everyone is very thrilled and excited to kw that painting is from Rembrandt. According to official, re are as many as 688 and as few as 265 paintings that are still attributed to Dutch artist.
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16:31 IST, February 18th 2020