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Stolen Cranach recovered after 28 years
08/03/2001
Due to the joint collaboration of the Carabinieri’s Cultural Heritage Protection Units of Milan and Florence, one of the most sought after works of the last 28 years was recovered at the end of February: the Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino by Lucas Cranach the Elder. This work, of 1514, is one of ...
(Dorian Cara)
A painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
5,314 works of art were stolen in Italy in the year 2000
19/02/2001
Last year 199 art thefts were reported in Italy. The carabinieri stated that 5 were from museums, 20 from private and public bodies, 24 from churches and 150 from private collectors. In all 5,314 works of art were stolen, subdivided into the following: 9 antique weapons, 253 textile works, 320 bibliographical ...
(Dorian Cara)
Painting recently stolen
Italian-US art theft agreement
13/02/2001
According to recent statistics from the Carabinieri's Cultural Heritage Protection Unit, 30-50% of Italian stolen works of art, in particular archaeological items, winds their way onto the American market. To combat this the US and Italian governments (the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage, headed ...
(Dorian Cara)
Logo for UNESCO
The factory of Schifano's fakes
12/02/2001
The decrease in prices over the last years for works by Mario Schifano is partly explained by the number of fakes which have been flooding the market. Giancarlo Bellesini an art faker from Rome and pupil of Schifano (Italian, born 1933 - died 1998 Rome), imitated his master’s work and passed them on to gallery ...
(Dorian Cara)
Mario Schifano
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