A long lost painting by Rembrandt has been rediscovered and authenticated by experts, after its whereabouts were unknown for decades.
Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, from 1633, disappeared after being sold into a private collection in 1961, and scholars excluded it from their lists of the Dutch master's works on the basis of photographic evidence.
But it resurfaced when its owners presented it for tests at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which undertook a two-year examination.
"Materials analysis, stylistic and thematic similarities, alterations made by Rembrandt, and the overall quality of the painting all support the conclusion that this painting is a genuine work," the gallery said.
The museum will put the painting on public view from Wednesday.
