Davide Fogler, 56, who occasionally worked as a valet, was shot in the head in Bagnoli, Naples, on July 31. Pictured: A scene from Gomorra with characters Ciro Di Marzio and Gennaro Savastano.
The painting was bought for Anu Dhabi museum
The painting by the Renaissance legend was sold for a stunning $450 million at a Christie s auction in 2017 to a Saudi royal, later identified as crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who reportedly bought it to gift the painting to Louvre Abu Dhabi museum.
The painting was supposed to be shown during an exhibition at the museum in 2018, which had been delayed indefinitely.
Theft
None in the museum knew that the painting was gone
The copy of the original painting was made by artist Giacomo Alibrandi in the 1500s and was purchased by an adviser of Emperor Charles V, Giovan Antonio Muscettola.
Famous DaVinci Replica Returned to Italian Museum After Who Knows How Long
Italian police had the rare pleasure of cracking a case before it hatched this week when a replica of a famous Leonardo DaVinci painting was returned to a Naples museum before anyone even knew it was missing.
The 16
th century copy of DaVinci’s “Salvator Mundi” was last accounted for in January 2020 when the Museodoma San Domenico Maggiore closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the astute deduction that it was heisted at some point in the last year.
Though when and how someone broke into the museum is yet to be revealed, Naples prosecutor Giovanni Melillo speculated that “it is plausible that it was a commissioned theft by an organization working in the international art trade.”
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Famous DaVinci Replica Returned to Italian Museum After Who Knows How Long
Italian police had the rare pleasure of cracking a case before it hatched this week when a replica of a famous Leonardo DaVinci painting was returned to a Naples museum before anyone even knew it was missing.
The 16
th century copy of DaVinci’s “Salvator Mundi” was last accounted for in January 2020 when the Museodoma San Domenico Maggiore closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the astute deduction that it was heisted at some point in the last year.