Show 00 BUY MASTERPIECE WITH MUNSEY FUND NEW YORK TORI April 11 CEY By By ByThe The Associated Press The Thc The first purchase I to be assigned to tho the bequest of 01 Frank A. A A to the Metropolitan Museum of or Art ArtIs Is the Titian masterpiece the tho por por- portrait portrait portrait trait of ot Alfonso DEste Duke Dule of ot Ferrara which will wUl be placed on exhibition today the museum an announced Friday While In accordance with the established policy of or the museum the purchase price of or the tho por pore portrait portrait trait was not revealed resealed other paint paint- paintings paintIngs paintIngs ings by Titian have o been valued as high as and Director tor or Edward Ed Robinson declared this to be the time most mo t important picture the museum has ever purchased Mr Ir Munsey's lunsey's bequest has been variously estimated at between to The portrait of or the militant and brilliant husband of or Lucrezia Borgia was discovered in a Cha 1 Chateau leau near Dijon DIJou France a year car carago ago It was believed to have be 1 n lost In the tIme Eighteenth cen century tury In a fire in tho the Royal noal gal gal- gallery gallery gallery lery at Madrid Director Robin Robin- Robinson son said sal authorities had agreed a R ae to its authenticity a 00 00 |