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Goya Kept His Politics Hidden In His Portraits

Lost Masterpieces

In 2011, what looked like a Goya portrait of a Spanish judge turned out to be hiding another portrait beneath, which art historians think could be of Napoleon's brother.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
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Allison McNearney

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