webfact Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Is that a Caravaggio in the attic?By Catherine Hardy | With ANSATOULOUSE: -- A leaky roof could prove to be a lucky break for one family in France.Investigating the source of the flood led a family from Toulouse to discover a 400-year-old painting thought to be by the Italian master, Caravaggio, hidden among the rafters.The painting has been languishing in the attic of the house near Toulouse for around 150 years.If confirmed as being by the artist, it could be worth up to 120 million euros. -- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-04-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Some people have all the luck in the world, me? I don't even have and attic, let alone a painting worth anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Some people have all the luck in the world, me? I don't even have and attic, let alone a painting worth anything.... I'm sorry...I'll paint you something. Just let it sit somewhere for a couple of hundred years and it will be worth 5 euros! Edited April 13, 2016 by klauskunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Some people have all the luck in the world, me? I don't even have and attic, let alone a painting worth anything.... I'm sorry...I'll paint you something. Just let it sit somewhere for a couple of hundred years and it will be worth 5 euros! Your assuming, of course, that the Euro will still be around and that 5 euros will actually be worth something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 150 years before a roof leak? More impressive than yet another macarbre illustration ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDBUGGY Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Interesting story to this one. I guess there was a door leading to a separate room in there attic they never opened before. Only went there because of a leaking roof. Gosh! I can't imagine having any door leading somewhere in my place where I have lived a long time and not tried to open it to see what was behind it. Go Figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Interesting story to this one. I guess there was a door leading to a separate room in there attic they never opened before. Only went there because of a leaking roof. Gosh! I can't imagine having any door leading somewhere in my place where I have lived a long time and not tried to open it to see what was behind it. Go Figure? My thoughts too GB. Imagine buying a 200 yo house and saying " Where does that door lead ? " " Don't know , we have never opened it " The first thing I would do after buying it would be to look behind that door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Ohh, a Caracagio is a painting. Never mind!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Ages ago, found a very nice Stratocaster in the attic of a rented dump. Landlord wasn't interested, and in due course it was handed over to a better guitar player. Not a Caravaggio, but in my backpacking days, bought a painting on a whim. Few years later, by some chain of events, artist got popular (or appreciated) and the painting (in storage) turned out to be quite valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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