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In 2010 it was reported that a damaged painting long relegated to a basement of the Yale University Art Gallery might be an early work by Velázquez.

Thought to have been given to Yale in 1925, the painting has previously been attributed to the 17th century Spanish school.

Some scholars are prepared to attribute the painting to Velázquez, though the Prado Museum in Madrid is reserving judgment.

The work, which depicts the Virgin Mary being taught to read, will be restored by conservators at Yale.