CLAIMED IVORY ICON BY LEONARDO DA VINCI

BEL04:DA VINCI:BITOLA,MACEDONIA,19FEB97 - Art work on ivory owned by Blagoja Jankulovski, a pensioner from southern Macedonian town of Bitola, who claims that it was painted by the great Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The piece is an ivory etching with dimensions 28 x 30cm, which has been passed on from generation to generation in this family for more than 130 years. The piece represents the biblical motive of the mourning of Jesus Christ by the Virgin Mary, Magdalene and Joseph. pek/Photo by Zivko Janevski REUTERS