Rodin rescue: visitor cracks Madrid gallery's mistaken identity case
Portrait thought to be of notorious Belgian king turns out to be of French sculptor
by Sam Jones in Madrid
Jun 05, 2019
2 minutes
A tiny and previously unknown portrait of Auguste Rodin has been discovered thanks to an unwell child, a sharp-eyed art graduate and an unusually constructive use of Twitter.
Luis Pastor, a Spanish graphic designer who lives in Luxembourg, was visiting his parents in Madrid last week when his eldest son fell ill.
After his mother volunteered to take over, Pastor made for the nearby Lázaro Galdiano museum.
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