An Official From the Slovak Ministry of Culture, Accompanied by Police Officers in Balaclavas, Removed a Bust of Donatello From a Museum in Levoča

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In the Czech Republic, the statuette was carried in the presence of the media.

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On Thursday, the Secretary General of the Service Office of the Slovak Ministry of Culture, Lukáš Machala, accompanied by men in balaclavas, came to the Spiš Museum in Levoča and took away a bust of the 15th-century Renaissance artist Donatello. It is not yet clear where it was taken. When asked by Novinky, the Slovak Ministry of Culture did not want to specify "for security reasons".

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When Lukáš Machala says that the bust is now safe, it means nothing more than that we should all start looking for it.

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A bust of a young woman by Renaissance artist Donatello has disappeared from the Spiš Museum in Levoča, Slovakia, the Slovak news website Aktuality.sk reported. According to it, it was taken from the depository on Thursday, accompanied by police in balaclavas, by the Secretary General of the Service Office of the Ministry of Culture and the closest associate of Minister Martina Šimkovičová, Lukáš Machala, to a still unknown location. The work, w…

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Even the top officials of the Ministry of Culture were not informed that the statue would be moved. Director General of the Cultural Heritage Section Peter Lukáč said that "this is really being done between the relevant departments. We are not informed."

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The bust of Cecilia Gonzaga was created in the 15th century.