Three Works of Sacred Art Stolen From Spanish Churches as Authorities Warn of Rise in Art Theft
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Just as law enforcement agencies in Europe were issuing a general warning that art treasures were in danger, several church relics in Spain were also stolen.
Art thefts in Spain have ceased to be a series of scattered incidents to become a financial risk variable. The theft of three pieces of sacred art in churches in Valladolid, together with Europol’s alert, pushes up the insurance premiums of private collections and forces to review the security of assets that until recently were treated as silent shelters. Valladolid’s sequence is accurate. Two works from the church of São Paulo disappeared: a sm…
In a few days, three pieces of patrimonial value have disappeared from the temples of St. Paul and the Vera Cruz. First, the absence of a copy of an Ecce Homo and a polychrome carving of an angel was known. Later, the leaders of St. Paul expanded the denunciation by discovering that there was also a missing silver plate corresponding to one of the stations of the Via Crucis. The National Police keeps the investigation open and for now has not co…
In Valladolid, Spain, thieves targeting historic churches stole priceless sacred art pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries. The thieves' audacity was as they stole a 16th-century painting from the wall of the San Pablo Church while evening service was underway. Police and the archbishopric are reviewing security camera footage and tracking an international smuggling ring.
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