The work entitled “Portrait of a Man in a Beret” in 1512 disappeared in 2004. It was believed that she was taken to Switzerland, but at the request of law enforcement officers turned to one of the workshops in Piedmont.
Previously lost Titian's painting, worth $ 7 million, was discovered by Italian cultural heritage police. The job disappeared in 2004, and it was believed that it was taken to Switzerland, but at the behest of children, law enforcement officers came to Piedmont to search, writes Artnet News.
The Carabinieri, a unit of the Italian police for the protection of cultural heritage, announced the return of a long-lost painting, which probably belongs to the master of the Renaissance Titian. The work entitled Portrait of a Man in a Beret (c. 1512) disappeared in 2004. It was believed that she was taken to Switzerland, during the search operations the police turned to the workshop in the area of Asti in P ' Emont, Italy, was delivered there the day before for restoration.
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The portrait shows a man with a reddish beard and a black headdress, looking directly at the viewer. Police have issued a warrant for the confiscation of a work now handed over to the Italian state.
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The specialized unit that discovered the work employs 280 dedicated investigators tasked with protecting Italy's priceless cultural treasures. According to Forbes, an investigation is currently underway into the disappearance of the picture of two Swiss citizens.
In March 2019, an Italian police unit also exposed a network of cultural dealers operating in the country through a large-scale raid during which about 10,000 antiquities were seized from 28 countries.
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Titian Vecellio was born in Pievi di Cadori, a small town near Venice. He was active in the 16th century and became known for his dramatic paintings on social, religious and mythical themes. Perhaps his most famous work is Venus of Urbino (1538), which depicts a naked woman lying down, looking shyly at the viewer.
Throughout his career, Titian experimented with different styles and soon succeeded with local aristocratic patrons. He was later sought after as a court artist by Italian princes and the papacy, as well as the Habsburg dynasty in Austria.
In 2011, Sotheby's sold Titian's painting “Madonna and Child” »(C. 1508) for 16.9 million dollars, setting a record price for the work of the artist at auction. Last week, an old master's work (accepted by Western European artists who worked until 1800 – ed.) Entitled “The Repentant Maddalina” in 1565 sold for $ 4.9 million at Viennese auctions. Dorotheum.
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It will be recalled that earlier the Art Club of the Council of Europe hosted the opening of an exhibition of Ukrainian artists.
