Operation Budapest was a joint investigation between the Italian Carabinieri, the

Hungarian police Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignme ...

and the

Greek police The Hellenic Police ( el, Ελληνική Αστυνομία, ''Ellinikí Astynomía'', abbreviated ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of the Hellenic Republic. It is a large agency with responsibilities rang ...

. On 5 November 1983 the following works were stolen from the Museum of Fine Arts in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

30 éve zajlott az évszázad magyar bűnügye https://mult-kor.hu/20131105_30_eve_zajlott_az_evszazad_magyar_bunugye Retrieved: 2021.02.08 * ''

Self-portrait A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by that artist. Although self-portraits have been made since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid-15th century tha ...

'', Giorgione * ''

Esterhazy Madonna The ''Esterhazy Madonna'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by Raphael, created ''c.'' 1508, held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, in Hungary. It was stolen on the night of 5 November 1983, along with other works by Raphael, Giorgione, Tintor ...

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Raffaello Sanzio Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...

* ''Portrait of a Gentleman'',

Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with ...

* ''Portrait of a Gentlewoman'',

* ''Madonna and Saints'',

Giambattista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

* ''

Rest on the Flight into Egypt The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a subject in Christian art showing Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus resting during their flight into Egypt. The Holy Family is normally shown in a landscape. The subject did not develop until the secon ...

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They were all recovered in the sacred shrine of

Panagia Trypiti Panagia Trypiti ( el, Παναγία Τρυπητή) is a historic sacred shrine of Theotokos in the town of Aigio, Greece. It is one of the most important Orthodox shrines of pilgrimage in Greece. The shrine is dedicated to the Mother of God of t ...

in Aigio, Greece.

References

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Bibliography

*Comando Carabinieri - TPC, ''Anno Operativo 2001'', Edizioni De Luca, Roma 2001

Filmography

* ''Operation Budapest - A crime of art'', 2019, documentary directed by Gilberto Martinelli. Art crime Individual thefts 1983 crimes in Hungary 1983 in Italy 1980s in Budapest Crime in Budapest Museum crime