Word: eligius
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Staying clear of the High Renaissance masterpieces, the Lehmans on their regular summer trips to Europe sought out bargains to their taste, rapidly expanded the collection to include other Italian, Spanish, French and Flemish masters (including the prize of the collection, Petrus Christus' The Legend of St. Eligius and St. Godeberta, bought for $144,000 in 1921), filled it in with matching period pieces of Renaissance furniture, tapestries and majolica plates. Robert Lehman, who as a boy accompanied his parents on their art forays, exults: "It was a fascinating way to get an education...
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