Carabinieri recover Giusto de' Menabuoi's Saint Ambrose stolen from the Pinacoteca di Bologna

On March 10, 2018 , the Saint Ambrose by Giusto de’ Menabuoihad been stolen from the Pinacoteca di Bologna.

The 14th-century work was found by the Carabinieri of Cultural Heritage.

“An important recovery that confirms the excellence of the Italian system and the Carabinieri’s Cultural Heritage Protection Unit in the fight against the illicit trafficking of works of art,” says Cultural Heritage Minister Dario Franceschini.

Also found in the operation, coordinated by the Bologna Public Prosecutor’s Office, were the"Crucifixion and Descent into Limbo" stolen in February from the Pinacoteca Comunale di Faenza and the"Portrait of a Woman" stolen in March from the Museo Civico San Domenico in Imola.

Carabinieri recover Giusto de' Menabuoi's Saint Ambrose stolen from the Pinacoteca di Bologna

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