Family who found $300m down the back of the sofa
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/family-who-found-300m-down-the-back-of-the-...
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You can lose a lot behind a sofa, pens, keys, loose change and a $300m Michelangelo painting.
The Kober family from New York took the painting down after it was hit by a tennis ball and only till recently found out the picture was from 1545 and painted by the famed artist for a friend.
"Mr Forcellino believes the work was painted by Michelangelo, in about 1545, as a gift for a friend. It then passed to two Catholic cardinals before ending up in the hands of a German baroness. She bequeathed it to a favourite lady-in-waiting who was the sister-in-law of Mr Kober's great grandfather. "-Independent
The Kober family from New York took the painting down after it was hit by a tennis ball and only till recently found out the picture was from 1545 and painted by the famed artist for a friend.
"Mr Forcellino believes the work was painted by Michelangelo, in about 1545, as a gift for a friend. It then passed to two Catholic cardinals before ending up in the hands of a German baroness. She bequeathed it to a favourite lady-in-waiting who was the sister-in-law of Mr Kober's great grandfather. "-Independent
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