The painting by Klimt found in Piacenza is authentic

(ANSA) - TURIN, JANUARY 17 - The 'Disignora Portrait' by Gustav Klimt found in Piacenza last December was authentic by the staff who carried out extraordinary maintenance at the Ricci Oddi Gallery on behalf of the Municipality.
"A piece of historical importance for the artistic and cultural community and for the city of Piacenza", the union from Piacenza Patrizia Barbieri and the councilor for Culture Jonathan Papamarenghi communicate.
The announcement, accompanied by applause in the auditorium, was given apiacenza during a press conference of the State Police which gave an account of the results of the technical investigations arranged on the 'Portrait of a Lady' attributed to Klimt. Ildipinto was stolen in 1997 from the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art and was among the most sought after in the world. On December 10th, during the cleaning works on an external wall of the Gallery itself, a cavity had been discovered closed by a door, inside which there was a sack with the picture inside. (HANDLE).