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Italy recovers 3 paintings stolen from Bologna-area museums

https://www.news-journal.com/italy-recovers-paintings-stolen-from-bologna-area-museums/article_8de8b51e-4fdb-11e8-bdf1-7312963b7c14.html

Italy recovers 3 paintings stolen from Bologna-area museums

David Money – 

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ROME — Italy’s art police say they’ve recovered three paintings stolen in recent months from three Bologna-area museums after identifying the thief from surveillance videos.
In a statement Friday, the Carabinieri art squad said investigators were able to zero in on the thief using surveillance videos from the museums and tracked him down when he acted “suspiciously” near another Bologna museum.

They then searched his apartment and found the looted works. Police have filed a formal criminal complaint against him for aggravated theft. The most well-known piece was a 1363 portrait of St. Ambrose attributed to Giusto de’ Menabuoi that was stolen in March from a Bologna museum.

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