From Reuters.

A marble bust that has stood for centuries in one of Rome’s basilicas has been reattributed to Michelangelo after nearly 200 years of obscurity, according to new research. Italian independent researcher Valentina Salerno has relinked the sculpture, which depicts Christ the Saviour, to the Renaissance master after studying documents, inventories and correspondence in archives for ten years. She is a member of the Vatican committee for the celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth.

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