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Article: STOLEN HISTORY ART THIEVES DO A BOOMING BUSINESS.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- August 29, 1988
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Byline: William D. Montalbano Los Angeles Times
One of the most closely studied art catalogs in Europe, and perhaps the world's most tasteful wanted poster, is a handsome volume published here by the carabinieri, Italy's militarized national police.
The current edition, with a cover showing a pair of bronze handles from the fourth century B.C., is a 131-page wonderland of paintings, sculptures, porcelains, wood carvings, illuminated manuscripts and valuable antiques ranging from mantle clocks to altar pieces.
What unites a collection eclectic enough to include a second-century marble bust, paintings by Bruegel, Hogarth and Tiepolo, a ...