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Tag: Attribution

Hidden inscription on ‘The Scream’ attributed to the artist himself

February 24, 2021April 8, 2021Leave a comment

    Tucked away in the corner of Edvard Munch’s (1863-1944) ‘The Scream’, renowned for being the world’s most harrowing painting,lies a tiny inscription: “Can only have been painted by a madman“. Infrared scans have now confirmed that the mysterious words are indeed those of the Norwegian artist and not the graffiti of a ridiculing critic.

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    Experts solve centuries-old mystery behind Glasgow’s famous painting

    November 13, 2019Leave a comment

    Debated for over a century, the mysterious origins behind one of Scotland’s most iconic paintings have been solved by a team of international scholars. Continue reading →

    ‘Caravaggio’ rejected by Louvre up for multi-million pound auction

    March 4, 2019Leave a comment

    It led one art historian to resign from a gallery advisory committee in outrage and now it could sell at auction for up to £140 million. Caravaggio is an artist who has always sparked controversy and now a painting said to be by his hand has the art world divided over its attribution. Continue reading →

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