According to the former owner of the picture, it could be sold much more expensive if the auctioneers are not attributed to germanskomu master of the XIX century, and Leonardo da Vinci, which is now attributed to him, some specialists

at auction house Christie's has gone to court because of" a profile portrait of a young girl in a dress of the Renaissance ", which some experts believe the works of Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci). The former owner of a small drawing on parchment Marshig Jeanne (Jeanne Marchig), who heads a British Fund for Animal Welfare, representatives of auction house accused of negligence and improper attribution belonged to her work.

In January 1998, portrait was exhibited at Christie's auction in New York as a creation by an unknown German master XIX Century and was sold for 19 thousand dollars. But last year, expert on creativity da Vinci, Oxford University, Martin Kemp (Martin Kemp), based on the results of recent research, said that the figure is the product of the great Leonardo . He also suggested that the model served as Bianca Sforza (Bianca Sforza), the daughter of the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza (Ludovico Sforza).

portrait now on display at the exhibition in Gothenburg (Sweden) as a genuine work yes Vinci, and is insured for more than $ 100 million.

This news is extremely disappointed Marshig, because it turned out that she was able to help out for a portrait of a small fraction of its real value. The petition, which was filed in U.S. federal court in the District Manhattan, she has evidence attribution Picture of Leonardo, which said Kemp. It is the presence of the fingerprint matches the fingerprint to another artist's work, as well as the results of radiocarbon dating, according to which the product is dated 1440-1650, and not XIX Century. The plaintiff accused the Christie's experts is that they are not used in evaluating pattern scientific methods and technologies, and demanded reparation.

In its defense, a representative of Christie's said: "We do not agree with these allegations and believe that they are insignificant ».

Meanwhile, not all experts agree that the author of the profile portrait of a young girl" is really da Vinci. Consultant for the artist from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Jacques Frank (Jacques Franck) told reporters Guardian: «This is not the hand of Leonardo. The figure is the anatomical errors, especially at the point of transition between the neck and chest ».

material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Sources: guardian . co.uk , artinvestment.ru