Art restitution

Archive: stolen Budapest museum paintings return home in 1984

Budapest, Hungary; Greece · Source report date:

Raphael, Esterházy Madonna, one of the paintings stolen from Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts in 1983 and subsequently returned; reproduction of the artwork, not the recovery scene.
Raphael, Esterházy Madonna, one of the paintings stolen from Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts in 1983 and subsequently returned; reproduction of the artwork, not the recovery scene. Image source ↗
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This archival record, issued in 2006, documents the 1984 return of art stolen from Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts. An MTI photograph dated 25 January 1984 shows conservators unpacking a recovered Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo painting, one of seven works stolen on 5 November 1983. Its caption records the painting’s recovery in Greece on 20 January 1984. This is historical documentation, not a new recovery.

Artwork Details & DocumentationIdentification, ownership history and supporting records

Individual artwork identification details have not yet been documented in this record. Missing specifications are not inferred from the photograph or report headline.

Not documented in this record: object type · materials & technique · measurements · inscriptions & markings · distinguishing features · artwork title · maker / attribution · creation date / period · subject.

Identification details follow the Object ID categories where documented. Ownership history is recorded separately; this documentation is not an authentication or a certificate of ownership.

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