General Prosecutor of Ukraine has completed the extradition to Ukraine from German citizens who are accused of stealing from the Odessa Museum of paintings by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's Taking of Christ in custody. " This was reported in the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office.
In Office, noted that the extradited were taken under escort to the flight Berlin - Kiev "and handed over to the GPU.
"These persons are accused of committing the July 2008 theft of paintings by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's Taking of Christ in custody, or under any other name" Judas Kiss "as well as several other crimes in different regions of our state," - said.
Note the canvas "The Capture of Christ in custody" or "Judas Kiss" (1573-1602) was stolen from the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the night of August 1, 2008. At that time it was estimated at $ 100 million
In June 2010, the painting was discovered in Germany. German police detained three Ukrainians and one Russian citizen, when they tried to sell the painting. In Ukraine, in the case detained 20 people suspected of aiding a gang of art thieves. Thieves are now severely damaged, badly folded her canvas requires restoration.
Painting "The Capture of Christ in custody have been repeatedly held art critical examination confirming the affiliation of the brush of Caravaggio. Not looking is not it, after the detention of the Berlin art National Gallery of Ireland and the German expert Roberto Contini put into question the authenticity. They stated that the picture painted not by Caravaggio, and perhaps one of his pupils, and assessed the canvas in the 200 - 500 thousand euros.
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