Forgotten for Years, This ‘Fake’ Rembrandt Could Unlock a Multi-Million Dollar Secret.
Here’s a quirky little art-world whodunit for you: a painting gifted to the Allentown Art Museum almost 60 years ago was celebrated as an authentic Rembrandt, then demoted to a mere studio knockoff a decade later—only to have experts recently flip the script once again, crowning it as the genuine article. Talk about a rollercoaster ride of artistic identity crises! It makes you wonder—how many other masterpieces are lurking in museum shadows, waiting for a little spit and polish to reclaim their true glory? After careful cleaning and high-tech scrutiny, what was once brushed off as a forgery now gleams with the unmistakable touch of the Dutch master himself. This twisty tale not only showcases the quirks of art attribution but also reminds us that sometimes, the truth needs a little dusting off to shine through. LEARN MORE
When Portrait Of A Young Woman was first donated to the Allentown Art Museum in 1961, it was believed to be an original Rembrandt. A decade later, it was declared a forgery — but it may actually be authentic after all.
Allentown Art Museum via APComposite of the newly authenticated Rembrandt, before and after its restoration.
When a painting titled Portrait of a Young Woman was bequeathed to the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania in 1961, it was thought to be an original artwork by the famed Rembrandt van Rijn. But about a decade later, experts concluded that the painting had most likely been done by one of his assistants or students instead.
The painting remained under the museum’s custody and was credited under “Studio of Rembrandt” since experts agreed the painting had been created in the painter’s studio. But the artist responsible for it has finally been revealed to be Rembrandt himself after all.
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