(MENAFN- AFP) France said Thursday it was willing to pay 80 million euros ($90 million) to acquire one of two Rembrandt paintings being sold by the Rothschild family, for the Louvre museum.
Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin said the offer had been submitted to the wealthy banking family which has owned the two rarely-seen portraits by the Dutch master since the 19th century. The Netherlands is hoping to buy the second painting.
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