US EditionAI Authenticates Dismissed Painting as Genuine Caravaggio
AI analysis assigns an 85.7% probability to Badminton House's 'The Lute Player' as a Caravaggio original, challenging decades of expert skepticism and prior auction attributions.
- A Swiss AI firm returned an 85.7% probability that the Badminton House 'The Lute Player' is by Caravaggio, which sold for 71,000 at Sotheby's in 2001.
- Art Recognition trained its algorithm on over 200 verified Caravaggio works in collaboration with Liverpool University, with Dr Carina Popovici saying scores above 80% indicate very high probability.
- Clovis Whitfield, the painting's 2001 buyer, cited a Baglione description matching the work, while David Van Edwards found many faults in the Wildenstein lute, and Art Recognition ruled it inauthentic.
- A confirmed attribution could reshape market valuations, potentially lifting the 2001 £71,000 sale price into the millions as Whitfield seeks a public collection home for the London painting.
- Given Caravaggio's rarity, Sotheby's and the Met remain skeptical, as Gordon defended the 2001 consensus, stating `I don't think there have been significant changes in Caravaggio scholarship in recent years`.
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The Independent (US)AI analysis reveals that a £71,000 painting is a genuine Caravaggio
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