https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Paintings including masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto that were stolen from a Verona museum last year have been found in Ukraine, Italy's culture minister said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/masterpieces-stolen-in-verona-heist-found-in-ukraine Thu, 12 May 2016 10:42:03 +0200 masterpieces-stolen-in-verona-heist-found-in-ukraine His depiction of Judith slitting Holofernes's throat, blood gushing from the wound, has enthralled art lovers for centuries: now Caravaggio's portrayal of seduction and betrayal can be "relived" at a high-tech exhibition in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20160324/caravaggios-violent-triumphs-go-high-tech-in-rome Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:03:25 +0100 caravaggios-violent-triumphs-go-high-tech-in-rome The retired autoworker who unknowingly bought stolen paintings worth millions of euros by Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard and hung them in his kitchen for 40 years said he was "proud" of his taste in art. https://www.thelocal.it/20140403/fiat-worker-was-happy-to-live-with-stolen-paintings-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:02:00 +0200 fiat-worker-was-happy-to-live-with-stolen-paintings-2 Two paintings worth millions of euros by the French artists Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard, stolen in London in 1970 then abandoned on a train, have been recovered in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/stolen-gauguin-and-bonnard-paintings-found-in-italy-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:30:00 +0200 stolen-gauguin-and-bonnard-paintings-found-in-italy-2