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Fra Angelico’s Rare Painting of the Crucifixion Fetches Record Price for Artist at Christie’s Auction House…

The most publicized painting of the summer sale season is from the Italian Renaissance — and it’s unrepentantly religious — Fra Angelico’s Crucifixion just sold July 6 at Christie’s for over £5 million (about $6.4 million) to an unknown buyer, setting a new auction record for the artist.