Experts believe study of 700-year-old handwriting reveals true identity of leading Byzantine painter
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle — the true identity of a leading Byzantine artist who introduced humanity to the harsh sanctity of Orthodox religious art. Experts believe study of 700-year-old handwriting reveals true identity of leading Byzantine painter Giotto’s contemporary, considered…