A painting found stashed inside a wall at an Italian museum has been confirmed as the stolen “Portrait of a Lady” by Austria’s Gustav Klimt, prosecutors said on Friday, two decades after the artwork went missing. Museum officials had initially said they could not immediately determine whether the painting was indeed the stolen Klimt until scientific tests were undertaken. The painting went missing in February 1997 while the museum was closed for work. Chicca said further tests would determine whether the painting had been lingering inside the wall space since it was stolen, or whether it had been hidden there at a later date. IB/JBRELATED STORIES:Banksy’s chimpanzee parliament goes under the hammerBanksy work stolen from outside Pompidou Centre in ParisRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 19, 2020 10:52 UTC