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This site is dedicated to the painting the Domitian and here you will find information about the research that has been done so far to facilitate the authentication process.
Oil on canvas, lined, 102.5 x 133 cm, depicting the Roman emperor Domitian. It is signed ”L da Vinci” with the underlined letters ”Pinxt” directly below.
”DOMITIANO.IM.XII” is inscribed in the top-right corner and an unidentified partial inscription/mark is located in the lower-left corner.
The latest: A very exciting news! According to an art expert the painting is very likely the original Domitian and not a copy.
The pigment analysis: A preprint research article on the Raman results is now available on ChemRxiv (opens in new tab).
The newly applied varnish makes it very difficult to get a good representative photo of the painting, so the images of it on this website do not do it justice, it must be seen in person. Please also note that the images on this website are highly compressed. To view them uncompressed in high resolution, please contact us.
