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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kim Willsher in Paris

Renaissance masterpieces leave Italy for first time to show in Paris

Paris Bordone (1500–1571) Sleeping Venus with Cupid Oil on canvas.
Paris Bordone (1500–1571) Sleeping Venus with Cupid Oil on canvas. Photograph: Matteo De Fina/© Venice, Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca’ d’Oro, Direzione regionale Musei Veneto

A collection of Renaissance masterpieces, many of them never seen outside Italy, have gone on display in Paris in an exhibition described as a “rare and extraordinary experience”.

The paintings, sculptures and bronzes are from one of Venice’s most beautiful but little-visited museums, which has closed for renovation.

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