Getty’s $100m Old Master purchase
Los Angeles’ J Paul Getty Museum has bought 16 Old Master drawings and an 18th century painting in its largest- ever purchase by value.
The drawings by artists including Michelangelo and Parmigianino were reportedly bought from the collection of 62-year-old businessman and collector, Luca Padulli, who acquired works at auction over the last 17 years through Old Master dealer Jean-Luc Baroni.