Operation Budapest

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Operation Budapest was a joint investigation between the Italian Carabinieri, the Hungarian police and the Greek police.

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

Self-portrait, Giorgione

Esterhazy Madonna, Raffaello Sanzio

Portrait of a Gentleman, Tintoretto

Portrait of a Gentlewoman, Tintoretto

Portrait of a Young Man, Raffaello Sanzio

Madonna and Saints, Giambattista Tiepolo

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Giambattista Tiepolo

They were all recovered in the sacred shrine of Panagia Trypiti in Aigio, Greece.

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