The French metropolis of Amiens has appealed to Madonna to lend it a portray it misplaced in 1918 – as a result of she purchased it in 1989.
Madonna has revealed she’s going to head out on a world tour later this 12 months, making a cease in close by Paris – with the mayor of Amiens hoping the Queen of Pop may also help it enhance its probability of turning into the European Capital of Culture.
Diana and Endymion by Jerome-Martin Langlois exhibits Roman goddess Diana wanting passionately at Endymion, with what seems to be Cupid in between them.
It was as soon as on show in Amiens’ museum, however was misplaced after a German bombing marketing campaign in 1918.
However, in accordance with French newspaper Le Figaro, the portray, or one very comparable, went on sale in New York in 1989 – the place Madonna paid $1.3m (£1.05m) for it.
Amiens, the birthplace of French President Emmanuel Macron, is a candidate to be the 2028 European Capital of Culture.
In a video posted on Facebook, Amiens’ mayor, Brigitte Foure, stated: “We don’t dispute in any method the authorized acquisition that you’ve made, however we’re 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.”
Ms Foure suspects the portray was lent to the town by the Louvre in Paris earlier than the First World War, however the gallery misplaced monitor of it.
Diana and Endymion was commissioned by King Louis XVIII, and purchased by the state in 1873.
Sky News has reached out to Madonna’s representatives for a response.
Source: information.sky.com”
