A possible source for the "modern italian copy"

[Koen G]

Can we exclude the possibility of a modern fake though? Someone who made it as an art project and sold it, after which it got sold again as a genuine historical copy? The VM script and drawing style are fairly accessible, and there are countless adaptations on art websites. 

I don't want to argue either way yet though, for all I know it's a genuine item of interest, however small the chance.