New Van Gogh Painting Confirmed by Museum

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LONDON (CNN) — A painting dismissed for years  as the work of an unknown artist has been identified as a piece by Vincent Van  Gogh, after X-rays revealed an image of two wrestlers fighting underneath the  floral still life.

“Still Life with Meadow Flowers and Roses” has hung in the  Kroeller-Mueller Museum in the town of Otterlo, in the eastern Netherlands,  since 1974, but doubts over its authorship have dogged the painting for decades.

 

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Ghent Altarpiece – Famous Panel Painting

The Ghent Altarpiece (1432), is widely thought to be one of the most famous panel paintings.  It had been stolen several times by the Nazis during WWII.  It is currently housed in St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium.

This panel painting consists of 12 panels (one is a copy as the original was stolen in 1934) which depict many complex theological scenes.

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Click here for Ghent altarpiece interactive website