A new Greco in Barcelona

AI Briefing

• – Spanish couple Fernando Casacuberta and Coty Marsans acquire first version of El Greco's 'Christ on the cross', to be presented in Barcelona.
• – The painting, dated between 1585-1590, is part of a major heritage news story.
• – It was bought for an undisclosed amount, following in the footsteps of Santiago Rusiñol's 1894 acquisition of El Greco's 'The Tears of Saint Peter' and 'The Penitent Magdalene'.