"La Bella De Princapessa" Long lost Leonardo Da Vinci Master painting.

An oil on board "likely mounted on the board at some point for stability" This Da Vinci Master painting was accidentally discovered in a European Art collection, when what we believe happened to occur at the time. The previous owner mush have passed away from old age. His family had a high value estate sale, and was selling 5 major works of art that day. The Antique dealer bought all 5 works of art from their estate that day. I follow this particular Antique dealer because he has often extremely amazing works of art for sale. At the point of sale I had only a feeling that this work of art was done by a major hand and that it was extremely beautiful. If you take the time to seriously look deeply into the painting in the sunlight. You can see a background very similar to other da Vinci Master paintings. It has centuries of gunk buildup on it and a few minor scratches too. But I am blown away by it after major research on the work. I don't say lightly that it's Da Vinci. I was told that it was by many extra special people in da Vinci Master painting field of expertise. Some even say that they would back any effort to go to major auction with it, if I ever choose to. But they want $60,000 Euros to get papers for it. I just don't have that much money to get those. I asked for the papers for it when I bought it. Because the previous owner died they couldn't find the papers for it. So I got it as is. I took it to the antiques Roadshow fellow. He began to hold it in his hands and told me afterwards that he became overwhelmed with the piece and said he began to shake when he held it. Saying that "It's the most important and expensive work of art he has held in his entire career". I expected it to be a bigger painting really when I got it. But it's approximately 6 inches in height and 4 inches wide. I have already had the da Vinci Master painting expert in Florence Italy look at it. He said and I quote "It has Merit and is deserving of extensive research". The broker warning me that he always says no, but not this time. She was stunned. I'm out of money. I spent everything just to acquire this Master painting. At this point I just need to get as much as possible for it. I don't want to wait years to get the 500 million USD that it's probably worth. I want to live now. I also had the expert in da Vinci Master paintings out West look at it. He was thrilled. Said and I quote " That's quite a little gem you have there, and I'll back you if you ever decide to go to a major auction with it". Later I submitted it to Mr Kemp to leading expert on da Vinci Master paintings. He hasn't gotten back with me yet. I believe he may have stopped attributing a few years ago not sure. Anyhow it's an oil on board probably transferred onto the board for stability at some point. I had no idea it was a da Vinci Master painting until the experts told me it was. He said it was going to make me extremely wealthy. I just laughed.. Because this sort of thing doesn't happen to me. It was a sheer coincidence that I was able to Acquire it. Because I was buying hundreds of art pieces for a gallery at the time. But because the money was mine at that point. I was allowed to keep a handful of paintings and this is one of them. There is Crackliture in the work. After much research I believe it was done slightly after 1500 in his years when he had La Bella as his model. I was told by the broker that it was a named painting. She told me that this painting was very likely the "La Bella De Princapessa" A named painting. It would take a team of people to figure it all out I guess. I just ran out of money to do the research. And now I'm out of time. I just need the money for it at this point. I need some written papers to prove it is what it is. I know it's fabulous and probably will be the talk of the art world. A new Da Vinci Master painting found. Kept in a European art collection for centuries, passed down from generation to generation. I found it accidentally for sure. How was I to know it was going to be this major? I'll admit I'm still very amazingly amused by this painting. But I need money more than amusement for my family. Thank you Benjamin Noonan Owner of the Da Vinci Master painting found in January of 2018. I had to take it into the sunlight to even see into it enough to know it was majorly special. All that gunk buildup on it makes it difficult to see it. Thank you

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