Operation Budapest


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 BudapestSelf-portrait, GiorgioneEsterhazy Madonna, Raffaello SanzioPortrait of a Gentleman, TintorettoPortrait of a Gentlewoman, TintorettoMadonna and Saints, Giambattista TiepoloRest on the Flight into Egypt, Giambattista Tiepolo
They were all recovered in the sacred shrine of Panagia Trypiti in Aigio, Greece.

Filmography

Operation Budapest - A crime of art, 2019, documentary directed by Gilberto Martinelli.