A painting described as a lost Caravaggio has been discovered in the back room of an art gallery in Paris, according to EL PAÍS. The Spanish newspaper reported the find on Monday, November 9, 2026.
The work was found in a storage area at the rear of the gallery rather than in a public exhibition space, EL PAÍS reports. The report gives no further details about the painting's condition, its ownership, or how it came to be in the gallery's back room.
The discovery adds to a long record of attributions and disputes surrounding works linked to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, the Italian Baroque painter whose confirmed output is small and whose name carries enormous weight in the art market. Claims of newly found Caravaggios have repeatedly drawn scrutiny from scholars and institutions, and any such attribution typically depends on technical examination and expert consensus before it is accepted.
EL PAÍS has not reported who made the discovery, whether the gallery has commented publicly, or what steps have been taken to verify the painting's authorship. Those questions remain open in the outlet's account.
What to watch next: whether the gallery, Italian authorities, or independent scholars confirm the attribution, and whether the painting is put on public view or placed under official protection pending examination.