Nothing like renovating the house to discover old things. For Luke Budworth, a 29-year-old man residing in North Yorkshire, England, the surprise was bigger and older than he could have imagined. During the renovation of the kitchen, he discovered paintings from 400 years ago. The paintings were hidden behind cabinets and were found by professionals who dismantled the kitchen furniture.
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The rarities were found next to the chimney and there are estimates that they were produced in 1660. Local government body Historic England is investigating the case as it suspects the piece has "national significance".
The young man, who is a doctor and researcher at the University of Leeds, said it was the furniture assemblers who found the pieces in the kitchen.
Budworth said he was suspicious of a strange piece on the wall, but never paid much attention to it and could never have guessed it was a painting.
The apartment owner stated: “When they found it, I knew there was a parallel piece of wood on the other side of the chimney that could have the same thing. Never thought of any of this before, thought it was pipes behind it. We always knew there was a strange piece in the wall.”
Upon discovering the painting, he was excited and began to remove whatever was covering the painting. He thought it was Victorian-era wallpaper, but he immediately realized it was a design that had been produced directly onto the wall.
Experts say the painting references a 1635 book called Emblems by Francis Quarles. The young man awarded with the discovery of the 400-year-old painting in his apartment hopes to get funding to preserve the work and also hopes to be able to research more about the painting.
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