Tuesday, November 09, 2004

GETTY MUSEUM - 0 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM - 1

While it was no surprise that one of the greatest works by the first master of Western Art - Duccio di Buoninsegna - was just acquired by the Metropolitan Museum, what was at least a small surprise was that when the Metropolitan spoke of their competition to purchase the painting - they mentioned the Louvre, but not the Getty Museum.

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