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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Who could have guessed that a Hollywood-worthy tale of international intrigue was unfolding behind the scenes at a local art museum?
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This 473-year-old painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Girolamo Romano was believed to have been stolen by Nazis during World War II.
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This 473-year-old painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Girolamo Romano was believed to have been stolen by Nazis during World War II.
But that's exactly what was happening during the final weeks of a just-closed exhibit at The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science.
Federal officials have ordered the Brogan not to return one of 50 paintings on loan from a museum in Italy because it is believed to have been stolen by Nazis during World War II.
U.S. authorities are working with the Brogan and the Italian government to determine the owners of the painting, and what to do with it, said Chucha Barber, the Brogan's CEO.
The breathtaking 473-year-old painting, Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged by a Rogue, is by the Italian Renaissance artist Girolamo Romano. It was part of the 50-piece exhibit, Baroque Painting in Lombardy from Pinacoteca di Brera, which went up March 18 and was disassembled last weekend.
Read more here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-08/Painting-at-Fla-museum-b...
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