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Various curators and scholars had assessed the painting, and they all landed on the same conclusion. This was a true Rembrandt original, one that they would happily hang in their museums with his name on it. The Allentown institution’s members were overjoyed to finally learn that their piece was, in fact, what they had originally believed it to be. This had been an emotional rollercoaster for the museum members, and the painting had been on an incredible journey, too!
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Mehalakes was thrilled when she was told that their painting was what she had hoped it had been. She talked to the Philadelphia Inquirer in February 2020 where she shared how exciting and thrilling it was to learn the pleasing truth. According to Mehalakes, the artwork now enjoys a fantastic glow that was previously muddied by the varnish. One can now enjoy the painting the way that it was meant to be by forming a connection with it.
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