Recovered art

Carabinieri recover a painting attributed to Strozzi after a 1998 church theft

Caserta, Italy · Source report date:

Published on ArtTraceX:

Carabinieri recover a painting attributed to Strozzi after a 1998 church theft
Notify me about this case

The seventeenth-century Tribute Money was stolen from San Vito in Ercole in 1998. Carabinieri located it through an auction catalogue, seized it at a Florence auction house and returned it to the archbishop of Capua. Rai News published an image of the painting.

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.

Record sources

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 art

Read the original source · rainews.it ↗

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

ArtTraceX Weekly Brief

The week’s key developments in art theft, forgery, recovery, restitution and the courts. Every Monday.

Subscribe →