This unsigned chalk on vellum portrait is called "La Bella Principessa.” Some believe it's a 16th-century work of Leonardo DaVinci.
The owner purchased it as a 19th-century portrait by an unknown artist, but experts believe the artist, like DaVinci, was a left-hander with a meticulous anatomic understanding.
In addition, a fingerprint left when the artist blended the paints resembles a fingerprint from a signed DaVinci painting.
Critics are still divided about its authenticity, and an art forger is trying to claim it as his work.
On the other hand, there is no question about our authenticity. When we belong to Christ, He affirms that we're genuine, signed masterpieces (2 Corinthians 1:21-22). The more we allow our Master to leave his fingerprints on us, the more valuable we become!
"For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Ephesians 2:10
copyright 2012, Gail Burton Purath
Source: A Closer Look at La Bella Principessa
Bible Love Notes
Gail, what a simply beautiful ecample today.
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