Rijksmuseum reveals painting to be early work by Rembrandt
by Senay Boztas in Amsterdam from World news | The Guardian on (#73YD8)
17th-century Dutch master's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple to go on display this week
It hung unrecognised on the wall of a private home for decades but now a 17th-century painting has been revealed as a Rembrandt, taking its potential value from thousands to millions of pounds.
The Rijksmuseum announced on Monday that it had rediscovered an early biblical scene by the Dutch master that was once thought lost, thanks to hi-tech scanning and two years of expert analysis.
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