Operation Budapest
Operation Budapest was a joint investigation between the Italian Carabinieri, the Hungarian police and the Greek police.
On 5 November 1983 the following works were stolen from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest:
- Self-portrait, Giorgione
- Esterhazy Madonna, Raffaello Sanzio
- Portrait of a Gentleman, Tintoretto
- Portrait of a Gentlewoman, Tintoretto
- Portrait of a young man, Raffaello Sanzio
- Madonna and Saints, Giambattista Tiepolo
- Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Giambattista Tiepolo
They were all recovered in the sacred shrine of Panagia Trypiti in Aigio, Greece.
References
Bibliography
- Comando Carabinieri - TPC, Anno Operativo 2001, Edizioni De Luca, Roma 2001
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