Original Rubens
Painting Discovered
An original painting by the 17th century Flemish painter
Rubens was recently discovered in a small museum in Irbit, Russia, about 124
miles from the nearest city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. It was originally thought
to be a replica of Ruben’s "Mary Magdalene in mourning with her sister
Martha” but upon further examination it was found to be undoubtedly original. Parts
of the painting are thought to be the work of some of his pupils, but other
aspects of the painting were done by Rubens himself. It was previously owned by
a military medical academy teacher in the late 1800s. It was taken by the Bolsheviks,
who then labeled it as a Rubens copy and passed it on to Hermitage in 1931. Hermitage
gave the painting to the small museum, whose owner, at best, was looking for
replicas in a somewhat good condition. The painting remained in the archives of
the museum while waiting to be restored. The painting was finally discovered to
be an original when the museum received state funds to restore the painting, just
over a year ago.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/9683580/New-Rubens-painting-discovered-in-Russia.html
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