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A long-lost Rubens painting, Christ on the Cross, has been found in Paris Auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osen discovered it during an inventory of a private mansion. The canvas will go under the hammer on November 30 in Fontainebleau. Painted in 1614 for a private client, the work later belonged to artist William Bouguereau and to the mansion’s owners. Experts say its condition is excellent. Osen noted the painting was created “at the height of Rubens’ talent” and belongs to the early Baroque period. It depicts a solitary, radiant Christ on the cross against a dark sky and a luminous yet unsettling