Another painting of the Bard, known as the Flower portrait, was recently proved to be a fake by National Portrait Gallery experts who found it was not painted in his lifetime.

The Bard, or not the Bard? ... Painting may or may not be Bard Experts 90% sure it’s Shakespeare. Gregory Katz THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. View Comments. View Comments. The Bard, or not the Bard?

Art experts and historians have denied a recently identified painting of William Shakespeare's patron can be used as evidence that the bard was gay. The painting of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of ...