Stolen "Judas Kiss" "floated" in Moldova

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ODESSA, August 7. Painting Nerezi Michelangelo Caravaggio The Taking of Christ into custody or Kiss of Judas, was stolen recently from the Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental art, could be transported into Moldavia. So say some of Odessa's collectors, writes "The Newspaper in Kiev.

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"But who will keep this good in Odessa? After an hour and a half sheet probably already somewhere in Moldova was. And we did inspect the border? No, "- said one of the collectors.

Deputy Director of the famous antique shop on Deribasovskaya no doubt of being involved in the theft of the museum management. "First, it is well known that the fabric is not present, and copy - he said. - Secondly, where did you see that the originals were without signaling? Judge for yourself, the building is not protected. Well, there is one guard. Imagine, I'm going home at night and come morning, and my security guard tells me that lost the most valuable in the collection. You think - this is normal today? Given that the building was totally in the woods and without the normal signaling system - it was hard to get the second or third floor? At the police several versions of how this could happen. It's just a laugh. You have to take the Director, thrust his penis doors and so this well ask: where he sold the original? "

The regional department of culture said that in Odessa, a special commission to assess the degree of protection of values Odessa museums. As a result of the commission should be worked out effective methods of protection of cultural heritage museums.

A spokesman for the city police department Tatiana Zakarpatskaya reported that from eyewitnesses who saw the man, a few hours is near the museum, was making a sketch of the alleged offender. Signs of the alleged robbers: the type of about 30 years, a person of Slavic type, height 165-170 cm, medium build, dark hair, short hair.

As reported in the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the time period from 18:00 to July 29 at 10:00 am on July 31 unknown stole a picture of Michelangelo Nerezi Caravaggio The Taking of Christ into custody or Judas Kiss "(1573-1602) size 134h172, 5 See Head of Criminal Investigation OSU GU MVD of Ukraine in Odessa Oblast Vladimir Bosenko said the attackers took off with double glazing windows and pulled the glass on the second floor, but the very fabric was carefully cut. Since the start of reconstruction works of the museum, which began in March 2008, the picture was on the second floor in the showroom.

Stolen painting was one of three copies of copyright "Taking Christ into custody", the other two are located abroad. According to museum staff with an estimated value of stolen works is $ 100 million
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