时差N小时:油画背后潜藏素描,疑为达芬奇真迹

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，罗浮宫博物馆表示，在一幅达芬奇名作后面发现的三张素描，它们也可能是达芬奇的真迹。罗浮宫称这是“一个意外的发现”，这些素描是馆员对达芬奇十五世纪油画作品“圣母、圣子和圣安娜”进行例行检查时，在罗浮宫实验室发现的。

"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.

卢浮宫称，“当绘画部的馆长将作品从木头上卸下时，他发现了油画背后有两处几乎分辨不出来素描，分别是一个马头和半个骷髅”。

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

进一步的检查又发现了第三幅素描，婴儿耶稣和羊。

"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.

“这是一次惊艳的发现，因为作品背后的素描十分罕见，而且之前在达芬奇的作品中没有先例”，卢浮宫补充道。