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NY’s Met acquires 17th c. work at Paris auction

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired a French Old Master painting by Charles Le Brun at auction.

The museum confirmed it purchased “The Sacrifice of Polyxena” at Christie’s in Paris on Monday. The auction house said the 17th century work sold for $1.9 million, setting an auction record price for the artist.

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