Ferens acquires Castello masterpiece

December 13 2016

Picture: Art UK

The above c.1650 picture by Valerio Castello, Tobias Healing the Blind Tobit, has been acquired by the Ferens Gallery in Hull. The picture has been on loan there since 1973, but has now been bought with help from the Art Fund and the Arts Council. It will be restored and put back on display in time for the Ferens grand re-opening (it's currently undergoing a £4.5m refurbishment) in January 2017. More here.

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