What was thought to be an imitation of Botticelli's 15th-century masterpiece 'Madonna of the Pomegranate' in fact came from his own workshop via CNNStyle
But now a team of art conservators have had a rather more pleasant surprise.
Cleaning revealed the painting's true colors from underneath a thick layer of varnish, said the charity in a statement, showing the work to be an authentic Botticelli.Christopher Ison/English Heritage The original is on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and experts had believed that the painting held by English Heritage was an imitation due to variations in certain details and the yellow varnish that covered it.Christopher Ison/English Heritage
"Being able to closely examine and conserve this painting for the first time in over 100 years has really given us the chance to get up close and personal with the paintwork," said Rachel Turnbull, English Heritage's Senior Collections Conservator, in a statement.
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