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Trois nouveaux tableaux anciens pour le Metropolitan Museum

1. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-1664)
Saint François en extase
adorant la croix
, vers 1650
Huile sur toile - 193 x 129 cm
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Photo : The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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7/8/14 - Acquisition - New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Si l’on peut parfois regretter que le Metropolitan Museum vende certains tableaux (mineurs pour leur collection il est vrai), force est de reconnaître qu’il achète beaucoup et remarquablement bien. S’il n’est quasiment pas possible de répertorier de manière exhaustive ses acquisitions de dessins anciens tant elles sont nombreuses, on peut en revanche suivre celles des tableaux, d’une sûreté de goût absolument parfaite.

C’est ainsi que le Met s’est très récemment enrichi…

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