A Rediscovered Leonardo Da Vinci / Ein Wiedergefundener Leonardo Da Vinci

Documenting its early 20th century exhibition at a museum in Graz/Styria, this examination focuses on a painting that was regarded as a copy of a work by Leonardo da Vinci. The study relates how it was sold after the war by its owner, the Count Attems, before falling into oblivion. Penned by an art historian and acknowledged expert on da Vinci as well as a noted Viennese restorer, this volume contends that the painting is in fact the concetto (draft) of Leonardo's masterpiece "Virgin of the Rocks," existing in two versions in Paris and London. As the narrative shows, the author's noted methodology not only authenticated the painting but also proved the identity of the two children depicted in it as Jesus and St. John, ending the contentious debate on the subject.