Stolen "Judas Kiss" "floated" in Moldova

[Евгений]

KIEV, December 6. Ukrainian law enforcement authorities tracked down a picture of Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ in custody, or Kiss of Judas ", stolen from the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in July this year. This was reported by sources close to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, reports the Tribune. "

Читать дальше... 

Where and under what circumstances could find a picture, in the interest of the investigation was not specified. While not say and that the condition of the canvas. According to some reports, the organizer of the abduction, detectives on the trail of which came a few months ago, was found dead.

As reported in the Odessa Museum of Western and Oriental Art on July 31 unknown stole a picture of Michelangelo Nerezi Caravaggio The Taking of Christ into custody or Judas Kiss "(1573-1602) 134h172 size, 5 cm According to the OSU GU MVD of Ukraine in the Odessa area, attackers shot with double glazing windows and pulled the glass on the second floor, and 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