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Found at Monza two masterpieces of painting stolen following a fraud against their rightful owners, a gallerist from Cagliari and an Arona, in April of '39. ;last year.
of "The Girls on the Lawn", Oil On Canvas of the Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir and by "The Holy Family", Oil On Panel of the Flemish Peter Paul Rubens for an estimated total value of 26 million euros .
This is the total amount that the scammers should have paid into the coffers of the legitimate owners of the paintings; but what appeared to be an ongoing negotiation turned out to be a theft, which really reminds the story of a movie. The main protagonist, protagonist of the negotiations, a fake Rabbi expert and art lover, such as Samuel Graham Levy, actually a professional thief of Croatian nationality. The rich rabbi, highly esteemed member of the Milanese Jewish community, had for months been preparing negotiations with the two gallerists with the complicity of a fake Pr, showing himself interested in the purchase of the two chiefs of work
. close the deal on April 20, 2017 in a beautiful and elegant building of Via Quintino Sella. The signature on the premises of a real estate agency owned by two monks, was also arrested with the so-called rabbi and the intermediary in the operation that led to their arrest in June. Provide sellers with an even more prestigious image, and give more references to the fake buyers, the fact that the study was located on a lower floor than that which is the seat of the Honorary Consulate of Albania
Once the negotiation is over, here is the trap: with the excuse of an urgent call, the rabbi moves away from the place and takes the opportunity to charge. both paintings in a van. Meanwhile, the false middleman, who had distracted the vendors with a coffee, also runs away and leaves them with a handful of flies.
After the arrest of the culprits last June, fortunately they were also rediscovered the paintings, thanks to the contribution of the carabinieri of the cultural heritage protection unit; will now be returned to their rightful owners.
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