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Spanish Scholars Divided Over Murillo Painting – Painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s canvas in a Seville Church is at the center of a debate in Spain. The work, which depicts the Immaculate Conception and dates to the 1640s, arrived at the church under “mysterious circumstances.” But is it really by Murillo’s hand? One skeptical scholar said the piece “lacks the characteristics that are present in youthful works by Murillo.” Anoth ....

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