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A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million

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A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles.

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  1. Digital Journal

    Long-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for almost 3 mn euros (opens Digital Journal)

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    A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction in France on Sunday for almost three million euros -- well beyond

  2. Newsweek

    Long-lost Rubens painting found in Paris home sells for $2.7M (opens Newsweek)

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    A long-lost Peter Paul Rubens painting found in a Paris home sold for $2.7M after being hidden for over 400 years.

  3. Wyoming Public Media

    Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit.

  4. Crux

    A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million (opens Crux)

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    A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles.

  5. The Guardian

    Long-lost Rubens painting sells for $2.7m at auction (opens The Guardian)

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    Auctioneer found the Flemish artist’s masterpiece – depicting a crucified Christ – in a Paris mansion as he was preparing for the property to be sold

  6. CBS News

    Long-lost Rubens painting depicting crucifixion of Jesus Christ sells for $2.7 million (opens CBS News)

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    A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction for well beyond its asking price.

  7. New York Post

    Lost Rubens painting of Jesus’ crucifixion auctioned for $2.7M — 400 years after it vanished (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A painting depicting Jesus' crucifixion by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens sold for nearly $3 million at an auction in Versailles Sunday — four centuries after it vanished.

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