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Painting by 16th-century old master regarded as among greatest achievements of his career

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A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian once traded for just less than 80 dollars in London over 100 years ago, has been auctioned for a whopping 4.8 million euros (4.9 million dollars) in Austria – which is more than three times higher than experts’ estimations.

The painting is estimated to go for up to 1.5 million euros (1.62 million dollars).