Two paintings stolen from a church near Lake Titicaca returned to Peru

Two eighteenth-century paintings stolen from a church near Lake Titicaca were handed over to Peruvian authorities in New York. The works, including The Pilgrim Virgin, had been offered to auction house Doyle before they were seized. Image: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
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