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Friday, 13 May 2016 16:11

Stolen Old Master Paintings Turn Up in Ukraine

The Castelvecchio museum. The Castelvecchio museum. Wikipedia

Seventeen stolen paintings, including masterpieces by Tintoretto, Peter Paul Rubens, and Andrea Mantegna, have been recovered in Ukraine. The works, estimated to be worth over $18.3 million, were stolen from Italy’s Castelvecchio museum last November.  Ukrainian officials found the paintings stuffed in plastic bags on a small island between Ukraine and Moldova.

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