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Dec 30 • 04:30 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • El País

The Debt to Mengs: How the Artist Saved the Nude Paintings of the Royal Collections from Burning

The article discusses how painter Mengs convinced King Carlos III to revoke his decree to burn nude artworks from the Royal Collections, preserving key pieces now displayed at the Museo del Prado.

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