Mystery of a masterpiece [DVD] : [the forensics of fine art] / written, produced, and directed by David Murdock ; a production of Nova and National Geographic Television ; WGBH.
Not rated. Subtitle from container. Narrator: Jay O. Sanders. Originally broadcast on television on Jan. 25, 2012.
Summary:
In October 2009, a striking portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made world news headlines. Though it had been purchased two years earlier for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. Did cutting edge imaging analysis help tie the portrait to Leonardo? NOVA meets a new breed of experts who are approaching 'cold case' art mysteries as if they were crime scenes.
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