aceAI analysis finds £71,000 painting dismissed as copy is a Caravaggio
He is one of the most revered artists in western art, yet just a few dozen works by Caravaggio have survived. Now the 17th-century master’s hand has been confirmed in a painting that Sotheby’s and the Metropolitan Museum in New York had dismissed as a mere copy. Scientific analysis of The Lute Player, which was bought for Badminton House in Gloucestershire in the 18th century, has concluded that it is by Caravaggio, with a probability of 85.7%. Tests involving artificial intelligence showed a “strong match” with…
AI-based authentication concluded the Badminton House version of The Lute Player is by Caravaggio, reversing prior dismissals as a copy.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2025-09-27
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-0718, v1: “AI analysis finds £71,000 painting dismissed as copy is a Caravaggio.” Truvace, 2026-08-10. /record/TRV-2026-0718 (accessed at citation time). sha256 b58e1189ccb17948…
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