Could there be an unknown Leonardo da Vinci painting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art?

"Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel" by Fra Bartolomeo, dated 1512, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A new book claims the painting is misattributed and was done by Leonardo da Vinci.François Mühlberger has an obsessive passion for Renaissance painting. A Belgian administrator for a Spain-based olive oil company, he pores over centuries-old artworks in his free time.

Mühlberger first contacted the PMA in November 2022 to request additional photographs of the painting so he could study the piece and publish them in his book. The museum obliged, sending 10 photos including X-ray and infrared images. A friend in Belgium, Bernard Quickels, believed the da Vinci argument and published the book under a. Ahead of publication, Mühlberger and Quickels sent copies to PMA head Sasha Suda and awaited her reply. The museum said its experts would review it.

After he requested additional photos of the painting’s wooden panel earlier this year — he believes that analyzing the age of the wood could confirm a more accurate creation date — the museum said it would need to examine it further before sending more images, and that the panel is so thin that it would not be possible for such an analysis.

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