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Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence, Caravaggio, 1609. 268 cm × 197 cm (106 in × 78 in) The Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence is a painting of the nativity of Jesus from 1609 by Italian painter Caravaggio. It has been missing since 1969 when it was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
Around 1643, he had this chapel decorated by Champaigne. The Nativity occupied a central place in the chapel, flanked by paintings of the Visitation (now in the Seattle Art Museum ), Joseph's Dream (probably lost), and at the top, the Assumption of Mary (now in the Musée Thomas-Henry in Cherbourg). [2]
Around 1643, he had this chapel decorated by Champaigne. The Nativity occupied a central place in the chapel, flanked by paintings of the Visitation (now in the Seattle Art Museum ), Joseph's Dream (probably lost), and at the top, the Assumption of Mary (now in the Musée Thomas-Henry in Cherbourg). [2]
The chalk-painting "Bord de Mer," by Claude Monet, created in 1865. The painting was stolen from Adalbert Parlagi by the Nazis in 1940, and returned to his descendants by the New Orleans FBI ...
The largest art theft in world history occurred in Boston on March 18, 1990, when thieves stole 13 pieces, collectively valued at $500 million, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Among the pieces stolen was Vermeer's The Concert, which is considered to be the most valuable stolen painting in the world. A reward of $10,000,000 is still ...
After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday. The FBI handed over ...
After almost 60 years, a stolen painting has turned up 3,000 miles away from the gallery it was displayed in. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The Nativity is an oil painting by Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca, dated to 1470–75. The painting depicts a scene from the birth of Jesus , and is one of the latest surviving paintings made by the artist before his death in 1492.