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Oops! Gallery handlers break Renaissance painting
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National Gallery damage Beccafumi painting during transit
The National Gallery is urgently reviewing its handling procedures after a Renaissance painting broke in two while being moved from an exhibition.
Although the gallery never discusses the value of its paintings, works by the Sienese artist Domenico Beccafumi are highly prized: a Holy Family sold last year for more than £1.1m at Sotheby's, over four times the estimate.
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Although the gallery never discusses the value of its paintings, works by the Sienese artist Domenico Beccafumi are highly prized: a Holy Family sold last year for more than £1.1m at Sotheby's, over four times the estimate.
THIS STORY CONTINUES... ON Guardian.co.uk
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