Museum of art, architecture and design in Oslo now can boast their own original Rubens (from 1950-ies the painting "the rape of the daughters of Leucippe" was considered a fake)

Painting, long considered a forgery, was recognized by the work of Peter Paul Rubens. Now the national Museum of art, architecture and design in Oslo can be proud of their own original Rubens thanks to the efforts of the expert of the Antwerp Museum of fine arts Nico van Hout (Nico Van Hout).

Work entitled "the rape of the daughters of Leucippe" gathering dust in a dark corner of the Museum in Oslo, when the Dutch curator van Hout for the first time noticed her. The painting was sent to the unjust "link" in 1950, when the expert on Rubens Julius held (Julius Held) called it poddelka@

happy After meeting "the daughters Leucippe" expert van Hout, the fate of the film will change for the better. Hout cloth included in a major exhibition of Rubens, which opens at the Royal Academy in London in January 2015 goda@

"I was amazed when I saw her, says curator van Hout. I am sure that picture is real, just like many of my colleagues. Otherwise I wouldn't have included it in the exhibition."

the Painting "the rape of the daughters of Leucippe" was allegedly written by Rubens in 1610-1611. The artist depicted the myth of the abduction of the daughters of king Leucippe sons of Zeus and Leda, twin brothers Castor and Pollux. This is the first reference Rubens to this story. A few years later, in 1617-1618, he returned to it, resulting in the same name appeared the most famous product that is stored now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munhene@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Источники: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru