Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Leonardo expert denies authenticating 'lost' Leonardo

This photo provided by the police of Swiss Canton Tessin shows the painting "Ritratto di Isabella d'Este" by Leonardo da Vinci, which was seized by the police of Ticino Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. Italian authorities have ordered the seizure from a Swiss bank vault of a portrait attributed to Leonardo da Vinci that they said was illegally removed from Italy. Italian financial police said Tuesday that Swiss authorities had seized the portrait of the Renaissance-era noble woman, Isabella D'Este, valued at 95 million euros (US$ 107 million). (AP Photo/Kantonspolizei Tessin) MILAN (AP) — A prominent expert on Leonardo da Vinci has told The Associated Press that he never attributed a portrait seized this week from a Swiss bank vault to the Renaissance master, as claimed by authorities.








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