CNN —Nearly 50 gold pieces of art created by Italian sculptor Umberto Mastroianni were stolen from an exhibition near Lake Garda, Italy, on Wednesday night, the host of the exhibition, the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate, told CNN.
Forty-nine pieces of art, worth €1.2 million (more than $1.3 million USD), were stolen, a spokesperson for Vittoriale degli Italiani said Saturday.
The exhibition, called “Like a warm, flowing gold,” opened at the end of December and was scheduled to close on Friday.
Images of gold sculptures worth more than $1.3 million that were stolen from an Italian art exhibition.
Vittoriale degli ItalianiImages of gold sculptures worth more than $1.3 million that were stolen from an Italian art exhibition.
Persons:
Umberto Mastroianni, Vittoriale degli, “ Uomo, Donna ”, ”, degli, Giordano Bruno Guerri, ” Guerri
Organizations:
CNN, Vittoriale, AFP
Locations:
Italian, Lake Garda, Italy