Long-lost Rubens Crucifixion Painting Sells for $2.7 Million
TL;DR
A long-lost 17th-century Rubens painting, 'Christ on the Cross,' discovered in a Paris townhouse after over 400 years, sold for €2.3 million ($2.7 million) at auction following scientific authentication confirming its provenance.
- Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction NPR
- Rubens masterpiece, long misidentified as work of lesser artist, sells for $2.7 million CNN
- Long-lost Rubens painting depicting crucifixion of Jesus Christ sells for $2.7 million CBS News
- Long-lost Rubens painting sells for $2.7m at auction The Guardian
- Lost Rubens painting of Jesus’ crucifixion auctioned for $2.7M — 400 years after it vanished New York Post
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