The city believes the painting, which was once on display in an Amiens museum but was lost after Germany bombed the city in 1918, may be have been bought by Madonna
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.
There was no immediate reply from a spokesperson for Madonna to an emailed request from Reuters for comment. "Diana and Endymion," by Jérôme-Martin Langlois, depicts the Roman goddess Diana falling in love with Endymion, a symbol of timeless beauty.Amiens, where French President Emmanuel Macron was born, is a candidate to be European Capital of Culture in 2028.
"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 Fouré said in a
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