Word: drey
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Dates: during 1927-1927
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...might facilitate the transfer of property. Titian made the picture about 1525, since when it has remained forever fair, though the cities and the man for whose sake it was created have long ago filtered into the earth. For centuries, it was believed lost. An art dealer, A. S. Drey, discovered it, sold it to the Metropolitan Museum for a sum not definitely known but rumored to range anywhere from $150,000 to $1,000,000. Funds were forthcoming from the endowment granted by the late Frank A. Munsey...