A lost Durer in Germany?
October 19 2016
Picture: BR24
A historian in Germany claims to have discovered a lost painting by Durer, above, in a museum in Regensburg. Rudolf Reiser's theory is based on letters by Durer, which apparently match the painting. But when asked about why Durer experts don't agree that the painting can be by Durer (which, alas it seems it cannot be) he said:
"I'm not interested in their expertise, they're only envious, and art historians do not go into archives."
Anyway, the main news I think is that it might be a looted picture, having once been owned by Goering. There is no recorded provenance between 1918 and 1942, when Goering acquired it. More details here.
