A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts. Luigi Lo Rosso used to spend his days combing abandoned houses and landfills in search of treasure to sell in the family’s pawn shop in Pompeii, Italy.

A painting discovered by a junk dealer while cleaning out the cellar of a home in Capri, Italy, may be an authentic Picasso work. Luigi Lo Rosso came across the painting in 1962, when he brought the rolled canvas home with him to Pompeii and hung it in a cheap frame on the wall.

A painting that was nearly thrown away by an Italian family for being "horrible" has been identified as a Picasso, but is it real?

The portrait featured the famous artist’s signature in the top left-hand corner. But the owner had no idea who he was.

Luigi Lo Rosso, as reported by the British Guardian, found the painting in 1962 and took it home to Pompeii, where it hung in a cheap frame in his living room for decades

It's believed that the portrait is of Dora Maar, a French photographer and painter who was Picasso's mistress and muse.

Junk dealer Luigi Lo Rosso found the piece in 1962, and it has been safely stored in a Milan vault since 2019.

Luigi Lo Rosso found the painting in 1962 and hung it in a cheap frame at his home in Pompeii for many decades.

A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts. Luigi Lo Rosso used to spend his days combing abandoned houses and landfills in search of treasure to sell in the

A man discovered an old painting in his home that turned out to be a Picasso worth roughly $6.6 million (£5 million) -- and his wife hated it.