Is this a Caravaggio?

Art expert Eric Turquin (R) and Auctioneer Marc Labarbe (L) pose with Judith Beheading Holofernes allegedly painted by Caravaggio Source: AAP Image/EPA/JEREMY LEMPIN

You might recall the story we reported on about the painting "Judith Beheading Holofernes" found in 2014 in the attic of a French farm. According to some, it is a painting by no less than Caravaggio himself.

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Published 3 July 2019 11:52am

Updated 3 July 2019 11:55am

By Andrea Candiani

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You might recall the story we reported on about the painting "Judith Beheading Holofernes" found in 2014 in the attic of a French farm. According to some, it is a painting by no less than Caravaggio himself.

The auction of the painting was scheduled for June 27 in Toulouse, but it was eventually cancelled. What happened? Our art expert, Andrea Candiani, speculates about the possible scenarios and the next chapters of this saga between doubts about the authenticity of the painting and moral questions.