ROME (AP).- A finely
painted portrait of a demurely looking woman nestled in an
exceptionally
ornate frame that was kept in an Italian ducal palace storeroom
appears to
be a Raphael original and not a copy as long thought, an art
official in
central Italy said Friday. However, experts on the Renaissance
giant
quickly cautioned that art historians would have to closely study
it
before any conclusions can be made.