The Treasure Behind the Wall

I've been watching Art Detectives on Acorn TV and have been fascinated by how great original works of art can become lost or mislabelled over periods of years or centuries. You would think, however, that a 10 x 20 foot painting would be hard to lose. That turns out not to be the case, as this story from the New York Times shows.

When rennovating a boutique for a high-end fashion store, workers discovered a lost painting by Arnould de Vuez in 1674. It's a strikkng work and will be preserved as part of the store's rennovation and surely will bring people into the store just to see it.