Teletubby 150,097 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 The mayor of Amiens, northern France, has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century painting lost during World War One which it believes may be have been bought by the singer, to help its chances of becoming European Capital of Culture. The "Diana and Endymion" painting by Jerome-Martin Langlois, which depicts Roman goddess Diana looking lovingly at the handsome Endymion, was once on display in an Amiens museum but was lost after Germany bombed the city in 1918. French daily Le Figaro reported that the painting, or a nearly identical one, went on sale at an auction in New York in 1989 where Madonna paid $1.3 million for it. "We do not dispute in any way the legal acquisition that you have made but we are candidates to be European Capital of Culture in 2028. So I would like that on this occasion, this year, you could lend us your painting," Amiens mayor Brigitte Foure said in a video posted on Facebook. The painting was commissioned by French King Louis XVIII for the Diane room in the Versailles palace and bought by the State in 1873. Foure said the painting was probably lent to the Amiens museum by the Louvre before World War One, after which Amiens lost trace of it. reuters.com "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Hamon 6,528 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Isn't she rumored to have invested a lot in art along the decades? Her collection must be crazy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessionalClown 10,647 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, Guillaume Hamon said: Isn't she rumored to have invested a lot in art along the decades? Her collection must be crazy! Definitely. I mean good for her tho she’s keeping a lot of stuff preserved and safe which is really cool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 i wonder what Gaga’s collection is like tbh. Like does she have any rare warhols? i know she collects fashion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,107 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Sorry Amiens but if your petition to be European Capital of Culture depends on loaning a painting from America then u probs dont have the culture required Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,621 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 This is the painting if anyone else wants to see it! My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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