17 works stolen in 2015-м of the fortress of Castelvecchio in Verona and in may 2016-го found on the border of Ukraine and Moldova, was returned to Italy at the handover ceremony in Kiev

Among the returned masterpieces — female portrait by Peter Paul Rubens "the Lady with the flowers of bladder Campion", five works of Tintoretto, the famous "Madonna della quaglia (Madonna of the quail"), attributed to Pisanello, and other.

the Robbery of the Museum in the fortress of Castelvecchio occurred on 19 November 2015. Three men dressed in black broke into the Museum in the evening during his shift changed guard, and bound the guards carried out of the building 17 works. They disappeared on the car of one of the Museum employees. It was later revealed that the officer was in collusion with the robbers. The value of the stolen works is around $18.3 million (€15 million).

In March 2016, the work was discovered the Ukrainian border guards on the island in the middle of the Dniester river. Planned their transfer to Moldova, but the border service of Ukraine managed to stop her. Some of the paintings were cut from their frames during the robbery, but fortunately, more serious damage to the works was not detected.

and charged with the robbery of the Museum were detained 13 people, including 11 citizens of Moldova and two Italians. In early December, they were sentenced: the majority were involved in the robbery received sentences ranging from 5 to 10 years in prison. The big time — for 10 years — got two brothers-итальянцев, including a former employee of the Museum of Castelvecchio.

From June 2016 works were shown at the Museum of Western art of Varvara and Bogdan Khanenko in Kiev. Take the Veronese masterpieces arrived personally the Minister of culture of Italy Dario Franceschini. Soon they will return to the Museum of Castelvecchio. During the month the returned masterpieces will be shown in the form in which they were torn from kidnappers — without frames and restoration. After, of course, is framed and will be restored.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru