A painting by Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi has been found hidden beneath another of the Baroque master's work, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence said. Infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray analyses of a piece in the Italian museum's collection, St. Catherine of Alexandria, revealed a partial self-portrait Gentileschi laid on the canvas first, the museum said. Examination done by a Florence restoration laboratory revealed the figure wearing a turban rather than a crown, and facing the viewer. The self-portrait is "virtually identical" to another Gentileschi painting of St. Catherine acquired by the National Gallery in London, the Uffizi said. The painting Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, or St. Catherine of Alexandria, by Italian 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschie, in Florence.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2019 21:45 UTC