Målning för många miljoner Strax över 472 miljoner kronor. Det blev priset för en tavla målad av den italienske renässansmästaren Tizian.

Britain´s National Gallery director Nicholas Penny, left, and National Galleries of Scotland director general John Leighton, talk in front of Titian´s "Diana and Callisto", during a photo call at Britain´s National Gallery in central London, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Britain´s National Gallery and the National Gallery of Scotland announced they have raised 45 million British pounds to buy the Renaissance masterpiece that has been in the UK for 200 years and keep it on public display. The purchase means the painting will be reunited with its companion,"Diana and Actaeon," which the two galleries bought in 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Britain´s National Gallery director Nicholas Penny, left, and National Galleries of Scotland director general John Leighton, talk in front of Titian´s "Diana and Callisto", during a photo call at Britain´s National Gallery in central London, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Britain´s National Gallery and the National Gallery of Scotland announced they have raised 45 million British pounds to buy the Renaissance masterpiece that has been in the UK for 200 years and keep it on public display. The purchase means the painting will be reunited with its companion,"Diana and Actaeon," which the two galleries bought in 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Foto: Lefteris Pitarakis

Kultur och Nöje2012-03-03 06:00

Verket "Diana och Callisto" målades tillsammans med systertavlan "Diana och Acateon" till den spanske kungen Filip II mellan 1556 och 1559.

Det är National Gallery i London som köpt målningen vilket betyder att de båda tavlorna kan hänga tillsammans.

Tizian anses vara den venetianska högrenässansens portalgestalt. Han avled 1576 och var då en av Europas mest eftersökta målare med beställare som Paulus III och Karl V.

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