Italian paintings from Dresden sent to Getty

Dresden, Germany - Some 27 masterpieces of Italian art are being shipped from Dresden, Germany to the J Paul Getty Museum on the outskirts of Los Angeles, German officials said Thursday.

The jointly curated show, Captured Emotions: Baroque Painting in Bologna, opens on December 16 and runs till May 3. It also includes 17 paintings from Californian collections.

Because of their value and monumental size, many of the paintings have not left Dresden since the 18th century. The show covers the period 1575 to 1725. dpa

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