"AI Uncovers Hidden Signal in Raphael's Renowned Artwork"
An AI algorithm has identified that a face in Raphael's painting "Madonna della Rosa" was likely not painted by Raphael himself. Researchers used a custom analysis algorithm trained on authenticated Raphael works to analyze the painting. The AI, which has a 98 percent accuracy rate, suggested that St Joseph's face was painted by someone else, possibly Raphael's pupil Giulio Romano. This finding supports long-standing art critic suspicions and demonstrates how AI can assist but not replace art experts in authenticating artwork. The study was published in Heritage Science.