导读:意大利文化部长11日表示,去年在维罗纳市一间博物馆被偷走的包括鲁本斯和丁托列托杰作在内的共17幅珍贵油画,价值达1500万欧元,目前已在乌克兰寻回。
Paintings including masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto that were stolen from a Verona museum last year have been found in Ukraine, Italy’s culture minister said Wednesday.
意大利文化部长11日表示,去年在维罗纳市一间博物馆被偷走的包括鲁本斯和丁托列托的杰作在内的珍贵油画,目前已在乌克兰寻回。
"It is a great day," the minister, Dario Franceschini, said in a statement.
意大利文化部长弗兰切斯基尼在一份声明中说,“这真是一个大喜的日子。”
"The artworks will soon be back in the Castelvecchio (museum) in Verona."
“这批艺术品很快会被送回维罗纳的卡斯特维奇奥博物馆。”
The recovery of the 17 paintings, which had a combined estimated value of 15 million euros ($16 million) follows the arrest in March of 12 suspected members or accomplices of a Moldovan gang which the Italian authorities believe carried out the h the heist in November 2015.
这17幅寻回的油画总价值估计达1500万欧元(1600万美元)。意大利当局认为此盗窃案是一个摩尔多瓦团伙于去年11月所为,12名嫌疑人已于今年3月被捕。
Franceschini thanked the Ukrainian authorities for their help in tracing the artworks, which Italian media reported had been stolen for a buyer based in Chechnya.
弗兰切斯基尼感谢乌克兰当局协助寻回这批油画。据意大利媒体报道,该团伙是应车臣一个买家的要求盗取这批油画。
Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko said the recovery of the paintings was a sign to the world that "Ukraine is starting to effectively combat smuggling, including smuggling of artworks, but also to combat corruption."
乌克兰总统Petro Porochenko表示,这些珍贵名画的发现是在向全世界发出一个信号——“乌克兰正在开始有效地打击走私,不仅是艺术品走私,还包括打击腐败行为。”
The thieves’ haul included Portrait of a Lady by Peter Paul Rubens.
被盗作品还包括彼得.保罗.鲁本斯的一幅女士肖像画。