by Jon Lackman | 15 February 2007 | Renaissance
From Chemistry World: “Forensic scrutiny of flecks of paint from an unattributed painting lends weight to the idea it was a mock-up for one of Raphael’s most famous Renaissance creations. An unattributed portrait of the Madonna and Child known as the de Brécy Tondo bears an unmistakable resemblance to the central figures in the Sistine Madonna by Raphael. But which came first? This question has occupied art historians and scientists for more than 25 years.”
