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Family's Joke Turns Real: Painting Is a Lost Rembrandt
A family joked about their painting being a real Rembrandt because of its bold signature. After 60 years of experts saying it wasn't authentic, the Rijksmuseum just proved them right.
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Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Found in North Carolina Home
A North Carolina couple discovered they owned a 472-year-old painting by Renaissance master Sofonisba Anguissola after watching a YouTube lecture. The portrait, missing for over a century, is one of only 20 signed works by history's most celebrated female artist of the era.