Forza Italia leader and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives for a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy October 21, 2022.
Vittorio Sgarbi, an art critic and former lawmaker with Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, told state TV RAI this week that the former prime minister spent around 20 million euros to create the collection.
Sgarbi told the paper the collection was "monstrously entertaining", but of little value, with only "six of seven" deemed interesting.
The family spokesperson said the collection had sentimental value and denied reports it was being dismantled.
Forbes estimated that Berlusconi and his family had assets worth around $6.8 billion, of which around two thirds were held by holding company Fininvest.
Persons:
Silvio Berlusconi, Sergio Mattarella, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Vittorio Sgarbi, Berlusconi, Sgarbi, RAI's, Elvira Pollina, Angelo Amante, Alvise Armellini, Deborah Kyvrikosaios
Organizations:
Forza Italia, REUTERS, La Repubblica, Berlusconi's Forza Italia, RAI, Forbes, Thomson
Locations:
Rome, Italy, Arcore, La Repubblica