The Met Just Purchased an Exemplary Renaissance Roundel for $23 Million—the Second Most Expensive Acquisition in Its History

A Met curator attempted to buy the piece at auction in 2003 but was outbid. The museum used funds from his bequest to fulfill his dream.

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