1958 Press Photo 175 year old painting discovered at Vienna

175 year old painting discovered at Vienna : In the roam at which empress Maria Therisia died in 1780 and which is now the federal president's drawing room in Vienna's former imperial palace, workmen busy with doing up have discovered a niche boarded up by a partition of planks and containing an altar painting of concierge style which had evaded nay sights, for about 175 years. According to expert's opinion it is the altar - niche for pope Pius Vi. Who reached Vienna in 1782 to talk over different matters with emperor Joseph II.

Photo measures 6 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 04-04-1958.

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