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Can you really x-ray a painting at a hospital? Would an auction house really overlook a major work of art? Many of the more outlandish moments in UNDER THE EGG were actually inspired by real-life events.

Check out the links below to discover more stranger-than-fiction discoveries in the art world.

Masterpiece uncovered It's believed a student painted over a Titian portrait, transforming a mother and daughter into Biblical characters . . .	. . . but fails to sell at auction Although it was expected to sell for up to $14 million, the uncovered Titian portrait didn't receive a single bid . . .	An x-ray like no other If you bring a painting to a hospital, will they x-ray it for you? Apparently if you ask nicely . . .
Titian . . . or School of Titian? Christie's sold a painting for £8000, claiming it was from the "School of Titian". One cleaning later, it was declared the real deal and sold for £64 million . . .	"Long-lost" art collection? The sellers claimed these paintings had been hidden during the war. Scientific examination showed something else . . .

LAURA MARX FITZGERALD

Masterpiece uncovered

It's believed a student painted over a Titian portrait, transforming a mother and daughter into Biblical characters . . .

. . . but fails to sell at auction

Although it was expected to sell for up to $14 million, the uncovered Titian portrait didn't receive a single bid . . .

An x-ray like no other

If you bring a painting to a hospital, will they x-ray it for you? Apparently if you ask nicely . . .

Titian . . . or School of Titian?

Christie's sold a painting for £8000, claiming it was from the "School of Titian". One cleaning later, it was declared the real deal and sold for £64 million . . .

"Long-lost" art collection?

The sellers claimed these paintings had been hidden during the war. Scientific examination showed something else . . .

Under the Egg

REAL-WORLD ART DISCOVERIES