According to British newspaper Daily Telegraph, a pensioner living in Gloucestershire, discovered a picture of the Renaissance. Cloth, whose author is a famous artist Ludovico Matstsolino (Ludovico Mazzolino), lay for all the forgotten almost sixty years.

1 October this year the picture, which shows Mary with Child and St. Joseph, will appear at auction Duke's (city of Dorchester). Preliminary assessment of the work - 40-60 thousand pounds. It is expected that this estimate will be exceeded: creation Matstsolino exhibited on the auctions are rarely used, and close attention of collectors. In July 2005, one of the pictures he was sold for 350 thousand pounds.

The last time the work was exhibited on the auctions for almost two centuries ago - in 1812. Then she brought a total of 20 pounds. The seller was a collector of paintings by the name of Edmund Burke (Edmund Burke), and bought her some Winstanley (Winstanley). Later, she was in the collection of William Blundell Spence (William Blundell Spence), who lived in luxury at the Villa Medici in the Italian town of Fiesole. It is known that in 1862 the collector visited his cousin Eliza Charlotte Moss (Eliza Charlotte Moss). The current owner of the painting is her great grandson. According to him, in 1950 he laid the canvas in the closet and forgot about it.

Once a pensioner has decided to sell at auction Duke's several pieces of glass and porcelain. He showed members of the auction house photos of his collection. Experts drew attention to the picture imprinted on some pictures, and advised the owner to turn to the experts of the National Gallery in London. Those attributed canvas as a work Matstsolino.

Rather, the picture was painted in 1522. The artist, also known as Matstsolino da Ferrara, was born in 1480-m. He studied with many renowned artists, including Dosso Dossi (Dosso Dossi). In the 1521-meters, he married Giovanna, the daughter of the Venetian painter Vacchi Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo Vacchi). The main customer Matstsolino was Duke Ercole d'Este I (Ercole I d'Este). He died about 1528, presumably from the plague, which devastated his home town of Ferrara.

master's works are kept in museums and galleries around the world. The best specimens are in the Uffizi Gallery and the Christchurch College, Oxford.

Material prepared Yulia Maximova, AI

Source: telegraph.co.uk