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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear medieval-religion colleagues, In case you missed it, the New York Times reports, at: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/10/arts/design/10pain.html?oref=login&8hpib that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has obtained a work by Duccio. The article begins: 'In its most expensive purchase ever, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to pay more than $45 million for a painting by the early Renaissance master Duccio di Buoninsegna no bigger than a sheet of typing paper. The work, "Madonna and Child," merely 8 by 11 inches and painted in tempera and gold on a wood panel around 1300, is the first Duccio to enter the Met's collection, filling a gap in its Renaissance holdings that the museum had assumed it could not close, said Philippe de Montebello, director of the Met. The sale of the painting, the last work by Duccio known to be owned by a private collector, was negotiated through Christie's in London.' Best wishes, George Ferzoco -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * George Ferzoco School of Modern Languages, University of Leicester, University Road, LEICESTER LE1 7RH, UNITED KINGDOM office telephone +44 (0)116 252 2654 secretaries' tel +44 (0)116 252 2683 / fax +44 (0)116 252 3633 e-mail [log in to unmask] list owner, medieval-religion: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html