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Show Masterpiece Found by an Art Expert At firaz, AiiMlrla, Doctor I'.lenenl lial, government art expert, looking over an art exhibition Htoppod before a large canvas depicting the ascension of Ihe Virgin Mary Into heaven. Something Some-thing led him tu examine It closely, and he discovered that thu canvas bore two coats of paint. The outside coat was removed and henealh It was revealed a genuine Tintoretto valued at $."()(),t)(K). The government ordered Ihe complete com-plete restoration of Ihe canvas, 111 by 1.'! feet, which was the properly of a church. 'I'hi! discovery Is like many that bae been made before. When Invaders Invad-ers went Into Italy many of the Italian masterpieces were painted over Willi ordinary pictures, and when the foreign for-eign armies had withdrawn they were restored. Put sometimes Hie foreign art rubbers could not tell Hie difference differ-ence between a daub and a masterpiece, master-piece, ho the camoullaged art treasures treas-ures were carried off. Many of tliem have been since discovered, but doubtless doubt-less there are still others still eon-coaled eon-coaled by commonplace pictures. The Pathfinder. |
