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| National Gallery Drops, Breaks Renaissance Painting (Arts Journal) |
| "A 500-year-old panel painting by Domenico Beccafumi of Marcia was broken in half, in one of the most serious handling accidents known to have occurred in a UK museum in living memory. This happened during deinstallation of the "Renaissance Siena" exhibition, which closed on 13 January." |
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| Bacon painting fetches $86M at auction (Moldova.org) |
| A 1976 triptych by late Irish-born painter Francis Bacon reportedly was sold for a record $86.3 million at Sotheby's in New York.The price is the highest ever paid for a contemporary work of art sold at auction, The New York Times said. The work is comprised of three panels, each measuring about 6 1/2 feet by 5 feet.The Times said three telephone bidders competed for the painting, which was ... |
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