Woman discovers Renaissance masterpiece in kitchen (theguardian.com) 21 points by pionerkotik 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] grizzles 6y ago ↗ If I wasn't aware of it's market value, I wouldn't pay $25 for it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and status seeker. [–] phaemon 6y ago ↗ You wouldn't pay $25 for a clearly well executed 13th Century painting by the artist who taught Giotto, unless you knew other people would pay more?That comment isn't painting you in as good a light¹ as you might think.¹Hah! [–] [deleted] 6y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] phaemon 6y ago ↗ You wouldn't pay $25 for a clearly well executed 13th Century painting by the artist who taught Giotto, unless you knew other people would pay more?That comment isn't painting you in as good a light¹ as you might think.¹Hah! [–] [deleted] 6y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] amatecha 6y ago ↗ Ah man, you can see paintings like this in the Louvre, by the same artist[0]. If I saw something like this in my old heritage home, I'd be suspecting its extreme rarity/value immediately![0] https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1486362947 [–] Bayart 6y ago ↗ I think the grime makes it easy to miss.
[–] [dead] mohsinmehmood 6y ago ↗ What an elderly woman thought was a religious work of art hanging inside her kitchen, turned out to be a Renaissance masterpiece worth millions.https://paraphrasingstool.com/
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[ 0.28 ms ] story [ 32.6 ms ] threadThat comment isn't painting you in as good a light¹ as you might think.
¹Hah!
[0] https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1486362947
https://paraphrasingstool.com/