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Joseph Bernstein BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on February 14, 2013, 10:53 am Be one of the first to comment The idea of hunting around for a beloved used game seems quaint today. Today, you can buy the first new edition in more than a decade. December 13, 2014, 12:16 PM Budapest (AFP) - An avant-garde painting lost for nine decades until a Hungarian researcher spotted it being used as a prop in the Hollywood film 'Stuart Little' was. He recalled how, in 1976, authorities were unable to stop the Cleveland Museum of Art from acquiring "The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew," another work by Caravaggio that belonged to the Spanish Viceroy of Naples in the early 17th century. A Lost Masterpiece Of Gaming Is Found System Shock 2 is one of the best games ever made. A so-called "tenebrist" who made dramatic use of light and shadow - like Caravaggio - especially in his young days, Ribera was nicknamed "Lo Spagnoletto," or the Little Spaniard, in Italy, where he pursued most of his career in the first half of the 17th century.Īccording to the ministry, the Prado National Museum in Madrid called the painting to the authorities' attention on Tuesday, after finding "enough documental and stylistic evidence" that it could have been painted by Caravaggio, who lived between Naples, Malta and Sicily from 1571 to 1610.Īfter a hastily-convened meeting, the Culture Ministry informed the auction house of the export ban, a move allowed under Spanish laws to protect artifacts considered of "cultural interest."Ĭulture Minister Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes on Thursday told reporters that he was glad that officials had acted swiftly to keep the painting in Spain.
