時差N小時:油畫背后潛藏素描,疑為達芬奇真跡

Three sketches possibly drawn by Leonardo daVinci have been found on the back of one of themaster's major works, the Louvre museum said onDec. 18. Describing the find as "an exceptionaldiscovery," the museum said in a statement thatthe drawings were found when the da Vinci 1500s oil"Virgin And Child With St Anne" was undergoingroutine examination in the Louvre laboratory.

12月18日，羅浮宮博物館表示，在一幅達芬奇名作后面發(fā)現(xiàn)的三張素描，它們也可能是達芬奇的真跡。羅浮宮稱這是“一個意外的發(fā)現(xiàn)”，這些素描是館員對達芬奇十五世紀油畫作品“圣母、圣子和圣安娜”進行例行檢查時，在羅浮宮實驗室發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

"When taking down the work, an oil on wood, a curator from the paintings departmentnoticed two barely visible sketches on the back, representing a horse's head and half a skull,"the Louvre said.

盧浮宮稱，“當繪畫部的館長將作品從木頭上卸下時，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了油畫背后有兩處幾乎分辨不出來素描，分別是一個馬頭和半個骷髏”。

Further examination revealed a third sketch, a Baby Jesus and Lamb.

進一步的檢查又發(fā)現(xiàn)了第三幅素描，嬰兒耶穌和羊。

"This is an exceptional discovery as sketches on backs of works are very rare and there isno known example of one from Leonardo to this day," it added.

“這是一次驚艷的發(fā)現(xiàn)，因為作品背后的素描十分罕見，而且之前在達芬奇的作品中沒有先例”，盧浮宮補充道。