Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens

<p>Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard</p><p>Is it a bald elderly man with a big bushy beard and a wine-addled stare? Or a friendly young woman with flowing locks and a crown of braids?</p><p>To Belgian art dealer Klaas Muller, an answer to that question mattered less than the fact that this particular take on the duck-rabbit optical illusion was painted by one Peter Paul Rubens.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/09/anonymous-painting-bought-at-auction-on-hunch-identified-as-two-in-one-rubens">Continue reading...</a>

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- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/09/anonymous-painting-bought-at-auction-on-hunch-identified-as-two-in-one-rubens)

- 작성자: Philip Oltermann European culture editor

- 발행일시: 2026. 1. 9. 오후 10:53:14