Rembrandt’s finger
Dutch master left hidden marks on a masterpiece
The 17th century work FINGERPRINTS thought to be those of Dutch master Rembrandt have been discovered in a small oil sketch almost 400 years old.
Study Of A Head Of A Young Man, measuring just 10in high, is expected to fetch about £6million when it is auctioned in London next month.
Buried in the paint of the “powerful and touching” 17th century portrait, experts found what are believed to be the artist’s thumbprints.
No other prints of the painter have ever been found. They
pwere uncovered using pigment analyses, Xray and infra-red imaging
George Gordon, of Sotheby’s, said: “This is in the original paint. It shows Rembrandt Tell us what you think: yourvoice@mirror.co.uk