El Greco Original Uncovered Beneath Forgery at Vatican Museums

During a restoration project at the Vatican Museums, conservators discovered an authentic painting by El Greco hidden beneath a later forgery. The work, titled 'The Redeemer' and dated to approximately 1590–1595, was concealed under a crude overpainting of Christ. Scientific analysis confirmed the original's authenticity. The restoration also revealed traces of other unfinished compositions beneath the surface, making the canvas a pictorial palimpsest. The rediscovered piece is now part of the exhibition 'El Greco in the Mirror: Two Paintings in Dialogue' at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, where it is displayed alongside another of the artist's works.