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• Louvre acquires €24m painting originally destined for rubbish tip

  15-11-2023 18:30
  Christ Mocked by pre-Renaissance artist Cimabue subject to export ban after being found hanging in kitchenA 13th-century painting found hanging over the kitchen stove of an elderly French woman and later sold for €24m (£21m) at auction has been acquired by the Louvre after a ban on its exportation.The Paris museum says the pre-Renaissance painting, now one of the oldest works in its collection, will be the centrepiece of an exhibition in 2025 after a four-year effort to keep it in Fra
  
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• Disturbing Trend: Movies That Get Completed But Not Released

  15-11-2023 00:01 via bbc.com
  Films, it seems, are no longer being seen as works of art – or even as pieces of entertainment. They are being seen as items on a balance sheet, minor details in a global corporate strategy, and small components in a portfolio of intellectual property. – BBC
  
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