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This Woman Didn't Want to Return a Stolen 16th-Century Painting. Then She Changed Her Mind

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Despite her legal claim to ownership, Barbara de Dozsa has decided to return an artwork by Italian artist Antonio Solario that vanished more than 50 years ago

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When a work of art is stolen, it can pass through many hands and, on some occasions, this movement can take the piece back to the real owners. This just happened, after Barbara de Dozsa, a resident of the United Kingdom, decided to return a painting of Antonio Solario to the museum where it was stolen in 1973. Solario’s painting, which is composed of a Madonna with a child in her arms, was made in the sixteenth century and belonged to the Civic …

Published on 23/07/2025 – 14:02 GMT+2 ANNOUNCE ‘Madonna and Child’ by Antonio Solario, a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance who finally returned home to the Civic Museum of Belluno after more than 50 years. But, to complete his journey, the British owner of the painting, Barbara de Dozsa, needed much to convince that it was “the right thing” since the 16th century oil painting was stolen from the museum in 1973. De Dozsa, who inherited the c…

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