It's a big mess.
An investigation has been launched against the State Secretary of the Italian Ministry of Culture, on suspicion that he may have stolen a valuable painting and displayed it as his own property in an exhibition.
Last December, a report was shown on the Italian channel RAI Vittorio Sgarbi The Minister of Foreign Affairs introduced Rutilio Manetti Italian painter of the seventeenth century Capture of Saint Peter His painting on canvas entitled
The issue started to get confusing when someone noticed that artwork was displayed in the report
It is almost identical to another painting stolen from a private mansion in 2013.
The owner of the photo claims that he reported the matter to the police. He also said that a few weeks before his painting disappeared, he was approached by a man who wanted to buy the painting. It later turned out that he was one of Al-Saghirbi's friends.
An investigation into the case has begun. The authority suspects that the painting was modified before it was displayed in order to make the similarity between the paintings less obvious.
The 71-year-old Saghirbi became known as a historian and art writer before being appointed Minister of State. He denies stealing the painting. He claims to have found it in the villa his mother bought in 2000, which was owned by a noble family.
Vittorio Sgarbi
The Italian opposition demands the resignation of the Foreign Minister. Georgia Meloni The Italian Prime Minister has not yet responded to this issue.
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