a painting believed to be a lost masterpiece by italian artist, caravaggio, has been snapped up by ah century painting was discovered five years ago in an attic in france, as gail maclellan reports. a biblical scene, judith in the act ofdecapitating a syrian general, holofernes, helped by an elderly servant. value at around $150 million, it was due to be sold by auction later this week but has gone for what the auction house coily says is "a very good price". the identity of the buyer and the price paid are covered by a confidentiality agreement. though it is known that the painting will not be kept in france. some specialists have doubts about the canvas. but after years of analysis, it is widely accepted to be authentic. translation: what makes this painting a caravaggio is the enormous energy, the beauty, the face ofjudith cannot be attributed to any other painter. the beauty of her face, the back of her eye, the energy that emanates from this place alongside the sensuality of these shiny lives can only belong to caravaggio. the painting believed to have late undiscovered for at l

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this painting however it is controversial some of historians disagree that it is indeed a caravaggio masterpiece but despite the doubts it's been privately sold to a mystery buyer for an estimated 150000000 euros. to mexico now in the retirement of a national hero frieda is a rescue dog who was shot to fame following the earthquake that destroyed parts of mexico city 2 years ago clad in protective boots and goggle she helped search for survivors in the rubble at a ceremony to mark a retirement after a decade of service mexico's deputy naval minister said her bark always gave hope. well deserved retirement and a reminder now of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour. german authorities say a suspected right wing extremist has confessed to the recent killing of german politician paul took up the suspect named only as stefan eat was arrested a few weeks after the attack but to look at was shot dead at close range at his home in the western town of castle earlier this month. coming up next an eco any of the environments magazine and i'll see you again at the top of the hour

a painting — believed to be a lost masterpiece by italian artist caravaggio — has been snapped up by france, as gail maclellan reports. a biblical scene, judith in the act of decapitating a syrian general holofernes, helped by an elderly servant. valued at around $150 million, it was due to be sold by auction later this week but has gone for what the auction house coyly says is a very good price. the identity of the buyer and the price paid are covered by a confidentiality agreement, though it is known the painting will not be kept in france. some specialists have doubts about the canvas, but after years of analysis, it is widely accepted to be authentic. translation: what makes this painting a caravaggio is the enormous energy, the beauty with which it was painted, the face ofjudith itself cannot be attributed to any other painter. the beauty of her face, the black of her eyes, the energy emanating from this face alongside the sensuality of these shiny lips can only belong to caravaggio. the painting was believed to have lain undiscovered in the family house for at least 100 years,

caravaggio's judith and hall a furnace a prisoner biblical scene in which jewish widow judith beheads the assyrian general who's come to destroy his city and her people. until a few years ago this apparent loss moss a piece from the italian artist was hidden away in an attic into loose fronts. short of what i wanted to sell and to lose because the story started here so i wanted it to end here with the agreement of the seller of course we don't know how the painting made its way back here the most plausible explanation is that a relative of the sellers came back from the napoleonic wars with the painting. it was discovered while a couple who want to remain anonymous investigated a leaky roof at their home on history fans fascinated and on stone with us. now in art history we often think that everything has been seen everything has been discovered and in fact we realize that there are still hidden treasures. this painting however is controversial some all historians disagree that it is indeed a carrot piece but despite the doubts it's been privately sold to a mystery for an estimated 15

when he knows photo portraits are reminiscent of a rock painting of caravaggio's masterpieces in the golden age of flemish painter back then the staging of foodstuffs played a major role because it revealed a lot about people's social status. for the highly clue shoot his apartment becomes a photo studio now your range is the pasta and peanut butter sandwiches that heidi klum is said to love to eat there surrounded by all the healthy foods that she tosses into the blender to make smoothies. maybe you. are doing the same diet as i. can relate to. and the end of the day even if she really reach she's a human being so we're all the same. heidi clunes food portrait is finished and can enjoy the fruits of his labor the photo found the leftover ingredients. before we go some great news for queen fans with the discovery of a lost freddie mercury track complete with video of an acoustic version of time waits for no one from the musical time and will leave you with this blast from the past down in january 986 on friday of course gave it his all as he did every time the best. but no. way or no

a lost painting believed to be the work of caravaggio and dating back to the end of the 16th century it goes for auction later this month. it was found in the attic of an old house in south—west france where it had been left forgotten under an old mattress for 100 years. thank you for watching. that's it for now. hello there. south—eastern parts of the uk were warmest and sunniest on monday, but things look a little bit different over the next few days. we are looking down towards iberia, a lot of cloud around here, that is going to get drawn up towards the uk, together with some warm and humid air, and it brings the threat of some thundery downpours towards the south—east. at the moment though, things are fairly quiet. towards the end of the night, we are starting to see a bit of rain arriving across the channel, we've got some rain in towards the north—west of scotland, but otherwise a dry start. a little bit chilly for some eastern parts of england. for the cricket at old trafford, whilst there is a band of cloud around, it shouldn't really produce any rain. it should be a dry day

a lost painting believed to be the work of caravaggio that dates back to the fifteenth century will gouthwest france, and left forgotten under an old mattress for 100 years, it‘s the italian artist‘s lost judith and holofernes. the painting depicts a grisly biblical scene of the beautiful jewish widowjudith beheading a sleeping assyrian general. experts believe it will sell for between 100 and 150 million euros. the american fashion icon, gloria vanderbilt, has died at the age of 95. she had been suffering from stomach cancer. gloria vanderbilt was a pioneer of designerjeans, and later expressed her artistic flair through painting and writing. the bbc‘s tim allman looks back on her life and career. 1980, and a fashion show, very much of its time. then, of course there are genes. the basic in any girls water. but these weren‘t any girls genes, these are gloria vanderbilt genes. a cut above exclusive but not that exclusive. —— jeans. genes. a cut above exclusive but not that exclusive. -- jeans. the whole point of fashion and the whole finer fashion is that it makes a woman feel easy and

a caravaggio painting found in an attic in southwest france in 2014 goes on display in paris ahead ofo. an extradition hearing forjulian assange is taking place in london. the wikileaks founder is facing extradition to the us, he is accused of conspiring to break into a classified pentagon computer. and in washington — president trump will be celebrating his 73rd birthday. hgppy happy birthday, mr president. i won't sing. i promise. france's most famous orangutan has been delighting zoo visitors just ahead of her 50th birthday. nenette is no ordinary orangutan — she is the resident artist of the zoo at the jardin des plantes in paris, where the borneo—born ape arrived as a three—year—old in 1972. a party is planned at the zoo on sunday, where she will be treated to a birthday cake and will share her talents in an art workshop. that's talk about our talking point today. a story in the times newspaper, the idea that drivers who switch the commute to public transport should be paid a bonus of $500, £400, transport should be paid a bonus of $500, £a00, according to a leading transport exp

it is believed to be a lost masterpiece by the late 16th and early 17th century italian painter caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine judith beheading an assyrian general. it was valued at 100 million euros, but the auctioneer isn't divulging the buyer or the price. its authenticity had been questioned due to it being found in a french loft five years ago. i never find things like that. at the women's world cup, in france, disappointment for both japan and china. they have both lost their last—16 games, to the netherlands and italy respectively, the dutch winning with a last—minute penalty. it means seven of the eight quarter—finalists are from europe, with no asian countries reaching the last eight. more details in sport today later. in the latest tweet raising tentions, president trump has called iran ignorant and insulting. that was in response to iran's president rouhani saying new us sanctions against his country proved the white house was "mentally retarded". the us says there is no evidence that iran has given up its ambition to develop nuclear weapons. laura trevelyan reports.

a painting, believed to be a lost masterpiece by italian artist caravaggio, has been snapped up by a an attic in france, as gail maclellan reports. a biblical scene, judith in the act of decapitating a syrian general holofernes, helped by an elderly servant. valued at around $150 million, it was due to be sold by auction later this week but has gone for what the auction house coyly says is a very good price. the identity of the buyer and the price paid are covered by a confidentiality agreement, though it is known the painting will not be kept in france. some specialists have doubts about the canvas, but after years of analysis, it is widely accepted to be authentic. translation: what makes this painting a caravaggio is the enormous energy, the beauty with which it was painted, the face ofjudith itself cannot be attributed to any other painter. the beauty of her face, the black of her eyes, the energy emanating from this face alongside the sensuality of these shiny lips can only belong to caravaggio. the painting was believed to have lain undiscovered in the family house for at least