French impressionists go to Madrid

02/02/10 18:45 CET

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Some of the finest works by Monet, Degas, Renoir and other French impressionist artists have been brought together in Madrid for an exhibition organised by the Mapfre Foundation and Musee d’Orsay in Paris.

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