British museums officially announced the purchase of Titian
Titian painting 'Diana and Acteon "was bought by the Duke of Sutherland for £ 50 million (71 million dollars) and will remain in the UK. On Monday, February 2, officially declared the National Gallery of Scotland and London's National Gallery, who plan to show this glorious fabric in turn, reported The Guardian.
The picture was a valuable collection of paintings Sutherland, part of whose work was exhibited in Edinburgh. The seventh Duke of Sutherland, the current owner of the collection, decided to sell two works by Titian - Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto. Consortium of British museums could obtain a stay of the sale of "Diana and Callisto" until 2012, provided that prior to December 31, 2008 museums will find 50 million pounds to purchase the "Diana and Acteon."
In the UK, has started a nationwide campaign to raise funds to purchase Titian, crowned with success by mid-December 2008. 12.5 million provided by the Government of Scotland, the same amount collected the trustees of the National Gallery in London, £ 10 million given the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Another 7.4 million have been collected by other public foundations and private donors, 4.6 million - the National Gallery of Scotland, two million - Monuments Fund (The Monument Trust), another million - the Art Fund (Art Fund).
According to the newspaper The Guardian, the cost of "Diana and Acteon" on the open market would be 150 million pounds.
Vehicles for sale "Diana and Callisto", the second fabric from the collection of Sutherland, to be sold, to be collected by 2012.
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