Key takeaways:
- The mayor of Amiens has requested that Madonna lend them a 19th-century painting that was lost during World War I.
- The painting, titled “Diana and Endymion” by Jerome-Martin Langlois, was once on display in an Amiens museum.
- The mayor of Amiens is hoping that Madonna will lend the painting to the city in order to help its chances of becoming European Capital of Culture.
The mayor of Amiens, a city in northern France, has requested that Madonna lend them a 19th-century painting that was lost during World War I. The painting, titled “Diana and Endymion” by Jerome-Martin Langlois, was once on display in an Amiens museum but was lost after Germany bombed the city in 1918.
According to French daily Le Figaro, the painting, or a nearly identical one, went on sale at an auction in New York in 1989 where Madonna paid $1.3 million for it. The painting depicts Roman goddess Diana looking lovingly at the handsome Endymion.
The mayor of Amiens is hoping that Madonna will lend the painting to the city in order to help its chances of becoming European Capital of Culture. The city has not yet received a response from the singer, but is hopeful that she will be willing to help.
The painting has a special significance to Amiens, as it was once part of the city’s cultural heritage. If Madonna does lend the painting to the city, it would be a great honor for Amiens and a great gesture of goodwill from the singer.
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