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Sicily Fights to Bring Antonello da Messina Masterpiece Home After $14.9 Million Purchase | Artnet News

Italy's Ministry of Culture purchased Antonello da Messina's rare double-sided Renaissance painting and museums and Messina officials are competing for its permanent location.
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Bring it back': Sicilians say Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo belongs with them

levelled much of the city. Along with homes, churches and monuments, invaluable historical sources and documents were lost, including works by Messina's greatest son, Antonello da Messina, the artist widely credited with transforming the course of Renaissance art. In the space of half a minute, a city's memory and that of one of the greatest painters in history was buried alongside its people.
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