Restitution reports
Salvator Rosa painting returned to Oxford gallery
The Baroque landscape was handed to authorities in Romania and returned to Christ Church Picture Gallery.
Documented dossier
Salvator Rosa
The linked reports follow the Christ Church Picture Gallery theft and the subsequent return of the Rosa painting. The recovery of that landscape is distinguished from the other paintings taken in the same robbery. The original theft report and later museum announcement document different stages of the same case.
2 reports · Source dates: 3 Apr 2020 — 19 Apr 2024
Restitution reports 1Theft reports 1
Each entry reflects its source on the stated date. A historical theft report does not mean a work remains missing. Attributions, allegations and decisions remain distinct; this dossier does not authenticate artworks.
Reports and developments
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Theft reports
Christ Church theft: Van Dyck, Carracci and Rosa
Three paintings were stolen in March 2020. Rechecking confirmed the return of the Rosa in 2024, recorded separately in this archive. Image shows the Van Dyck.