A resident of his Norfolk district returned to the Italian museum a picture of the 16th century, stolen 50 years ago. About this report Guardian.
Canvas recovered Madonna with the baby of artist Antonio Solario, known as Luo Dzingaro, was stolen from the Belluno Museum in 1973. Barbara de Dose, the dead husband bought an art work in the same year, refused to return it for a long time, on the grounds of their part.
She could leave a picture of his law about the limit, but chose the right path, lawyer Christopher Marinello, who represented the interests of the museum. After many years of negotiation, the woman agreed to transfer the masterpiece for free.
The photo was discovered in 2017, when De Dose tried to sell it through the auction house. The work is listed in the desired list of Interpol and Italian carbines. The pandemic has delayed the return for three years – the British police requested additional documents from the Italian side.
The mayor of Belluno Oscar de Pellegrin called the return of the picture as “the return of a piece of history and soul of the city”. Solario, with works, was also represented in the London National Gallery, created this Madonna in the early 16th century. The museum bought it in 1872.
Art detective Marinello, who previously returned Matisse stolen from Stockholm, called on the public to help in searching for other missing paintings from Belluno. Among them is a different Madonna Madonna than a baby because of the work of Placido Factory, written in the 19th century.
This case has restored my belief in humanity, the lawyer admitted. In the era, when many people cling to the stolen art, Madame de risks different actions. Arte Generali Insurance Company has paid the cost of transportation, although it is not related to this case.
Earlier, there was a report that the United States had found a photo of a famous Canadian artist, stolen by 2021. Jean-Paul Riopel's work was found in a landfill in New York.
