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 Budapest


 * Self-portrait, Giorgione
 * Esterhazy Madonna, Raffaello Sanzio
 * Portrait of a Gentleman, Tintoretto
 * Portrait of a Gentlewoman, Tintoretto
 * 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.

Filmography

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