When resident Fiona McLaren opted to redecorate the decor of her Scottish farmhouse, what she uncovered surprised her as well as intrigued her interest.
A painting of a woman embracing a young child, reflecting High Renaissance art, which blossomed from the Humanism era (1500-1525) of artistry focusing on classical antiquity, and the study of geometry and perspective, had the imprint of being a classic Da Vinci portrait.
Mclaren, seeking expert advice, cited auctioneer Harry Robertson, Scotland's director of Sotheby's , who gasped at the sight of the 23in by 28ins work, previously hung in a landing and bedroom in London decades before being sent to the Scotland farmhouse.
The Painting is said to have a potential worth of $100 million and has finite details of being a Leonardo Da Vinci artwork.
Indications of a da Vinci: 1. A similarity between the boy and child in his famous piece Madonna of the Rocks, 2. A distinctive 'v' shape in the middle of the woman's hairline reminiscent of that shown in the last supper, 3. The fleur-de-lys is often said to be a hidden emblem of the secretive Priory of Sion, 4. The area by the woman's shoulder is unfinished, common in da Vinci works, 5. A tracing of the figure in the Last Supper matches exactly the outline of the woman in this painting, 6. The baby's second toe is longer than the big toe - another classic da Vinci feature
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