22/05/2001

On the 12th May, two very important bronze sketches by Giacomo Manzù, Giulia and Mileto in a carriage and The Lovers, as well as 44 other pieces, mainly jewels, were stolen from the affiliate museum in Ardea (Rome) of the National Gallery of Modern Art of Rome. Their value oscillates between $ 225,800 (€ 258,230) and $ 451,640 (€ 516,460). (Dorian Cara)