Stolen Painting
Shortly after the 1940 Nazi invasion of France, the Romani painting "Christ Carrying the Cross" was stolen from the household of Frederico Gentili di Giuseppe, an Italian Jew. In 2012, it was discovered among items lent to an American museum from an Italian museum. Through the help of an anonymous tip, Interpol and the United States Department of Homeland Security, it was eventually returned to Giuseppe's heirs. It is insured for US$2.5 million.
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