'The owners' faces turned pale. They were speechless': How a €3m painting was discovered
It took all of six minutes for Massimo Pulini to realise that the small oil painting due to go under the hammer in Madrid earlier this month with a guide price of â¬1,500 could be worth millions. At 9.48pm on March 24th, Pulini, a 63-year-old professor at Bologna Fine Arts Academy, received an email request for an evaluation. Sent by an antiques dealer and friend of Puliniâs, it included a photo of a luminous oil painting of the scourged Christ. At 9.54pm, Pulini sent a reply that would echo across the art world: âDamn! This is a Caravaggio! Where the hell did you find it?â...
Source: irishtimes.com