Recovered art

Guercino altarpiece recovered and entrusted for conservation

Modena, Italy and Casablanca, Morocco · Source report date:

Guercino’s religious altarpiece, with a seated Madonna and figures gathered around her.
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Italy’s conservation institute records the 2017 recovery in Morocco of the Guercino painting stolen in Modena in 2014. It was entrusted to the institute in judicial custody on 15 September 2017 for conservation. This is not confirmation of final handover to its owner.

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.

Recovered artGiovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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