Wednesday, May 09, 2012 -
Corsica,Fresch Palais,Giovanni Bellini,Mariotto di Nardo,museum theft,Nicolas Poussin,Stolen Art Recovered,Umbrians
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Reuters: "Poussin among stolen art found in Corsica carpark"
Fesch Palais, Corsica |
An anonymous phone call alerted the police to the location of the paintings, according to Reuters.
Poussin's "Midas at the Source of the River Pactolus" |
You may read about the February 2011 theft here on the ARCA blog. The theft had been reported as two parts: first a security guard in financial trouble removed the paintings from the museum, then someone else lifted them from his car.