Claims of 'rediscovered' Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts
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The sculpted bust inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls, in Rome, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, which, in light of new studies by Italian researcher Valentina Salerno, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Italian researcher Valentina Salerno poses for photographers near the sculpted bust held inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls, in Rome, Italy, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, which, in light of new studies, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Italian researcher Valentina Salerno poses for photographers near the sculpted bust held inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls, in Rome, Italy, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, which, in light of new studies, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Italian researcher Valentina Salerno speaks to journalists in Rome, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, as the sculpted bust held inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls in light of new studies, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)The sculpted bust inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls, in Rome, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, which, in light of new studies by Italian researcher Valentina Salerno, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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The sculpted bust inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls, in Rome, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, which, in light of new studies by Italian researcher Valentina Salerno, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)