Word: montefeltro
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...Jacob Epstein. Mr. Epstein, once a peddler,* now a dry-goods millionaire, will admit to a few friends that the lady cost him $250,000-about $1,250 per square inch since the portrait is only 17 in. x 11⅜ in. Her name is Emilia Pia de Montefeltro, and to set his mind at rest as to whether or not she was painted by her fellow townsman Raphael Sanzio, Mr. Epstein has letters from such authorities as Connoisseur Bernhard Berenson of Paris and Dr. George Gronau of Cassell, Germany. Mr. Epstein's agents, F. Kleinberger Inc., of Manhattan...