Quiz: Find the Original
June 12 2020
Picture: Wannenes Auctions
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The above painting of Saint Paul, catalogued as 'pittore del XVIII secolo', is coming up for sale at Wannenes Auctions in Genoa. It is a copy of a known painting. Can you find the original?
No prizes, just for fun.
Update - Congratulations to readers Andrew Quick and Bob Hawkins who spotted that the above is a version of Batoni's Saint Paul found in the collection of Basildon Park, Berkshire, now in the hands of the National Trust.
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