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Copy of Jacob Jordaens painting revealed to be the original


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A painting that hung for decades in a municipal building in Brussels has been authenticated as the work of Flemish master Jacob Jordaens.

After analysis including dendrochronology – dating works from the wood panels they are painted on – experts determined that it is the oldest known version of The Holy Family by Jordaens, painted in the early 17th century.

The “incredible discovery” was made by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage with the help of international experts as part of an inventory of cultural property in the Brussels district of Saint-Gilles.

Jordaens, a leading Flemish Baroque painter who was a contemporary with Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, created the work in 1617 or 1618 when he was just 25, the institute said in a statement.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/dec/09/painting-in-brussels-hall-turns-out-to-be-an-original-by-flemish-master-jacob-jordaens

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That scene looks oddly close to my friends hauling my drunk ass over to the bathroom because I decided I should do more tequila shots in succession :deadbanana:

 

I wonder how many other "Copies" are actually legit works? I feel like they're just starting to use newer tech to examine paintings and sculpts. 

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