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Coronation with Thorns was given £1,300 reserve price at Madrid auction house
Painting was attributed to follower of José de Ribera but critics expressed doubt
Spain s culture ministry has now blocked the sale to check whether it is a work by Italian master Caravaggio
The baroque painter died in 1610 and few of his paintings are in private hands
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The Spanish government on Thursday blocked the auction of a 17th-century oil painting in Madrid on suspicion that it may actually be a lost masterpiece by the Renaissance artist Caravaggio.
Writing on Twitter, Culture Minister Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes said the painting had been declared “not for export… on suspicion it may be a Caravaggio”.
Entitled “Coronation with Thorns”, the canvas shows Jesus before his crucifixion and was attributed in the auction catalogue to “the entourage of (Spanish artist) Jose de Ribera”.
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