Word: fecit
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sightseers who have entered the Cathedral of St.-Lazare in Autun, on a hill 150 miles southeast of Paris, probably only a handful have seen or pondered long over the words carved at the foot of a primitive Christ above one of the doors. The words are "Gislebertus Hoc Fecit," and thanks to this signature, the glories of medieval European art do not, as in almost all instances, have to be written off as the work of devoted but anonymous artisans...
...Fortune Teller belonged to a noble family of Lorraine that did not suspect the value of its treasure. Fourteen years ago a learned Benedictine monk "discovered'' the painting, noticed that it bore in the upper right-hand corner the bold and flourishing signature: "G. de La Tour Fecit Luneuilla Lother" (Luneville, Lorraine). The monk sent word to Paris, and the Louvre quickly offered to buy it. But the Louvre's bid was topped by Art Dealer Georges Wildenstein, who had somehow managed to get wind of the deal. Wildenstein whisked the painting out of sight...