Berlusconi, a Supermarket in Place of His 25 Thousand Paintings (Buyed in the Night Sales). The Curator: "There a Discount? Wouldn't He Be Happy"

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The hangar of Viale Monte Rosa has hosted the collection collected over the years by the Knight. It had a heterogeneous collection, even with paintings of museum value. But the paintings were the result of a different idea, from visionary.

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The late Italian media mogul and former head of government Silvio Berlusconi has X-rayed during the lifetime of an intense collector's passion. Around 25,000 paintings and sculptures are stored as a legacy in a large hall near Milan. Not for long, because the hall is supposed to give way to a supermarket. The problem: The collection is considered to be worthless, much Berlusconi is said to have bought overnight from shopping TV channels.