> The ‘delle Licni Lady Di’ by Rubens, is one of the paintings stolen from the museum in Verona. SPECIAL / http://museodicastelvecchio.comune.verona.it
- Anti-theft systems and motion sensors were not activated
Thieves 17 pictures take Castelvecchio Museum it is believed that the thieves are sent by someone
The incident took place late Thursday afternoon, when the museum was still open, “just when the exchange between workers and responsible for surveillance.”
At this time, anti-theft systems of the institution and motion sensors had not yet been activated. Thus, thieves, after immobilizing the guard at the building, could steal seventeen artworks, including five of Tintoretto and “Lady delle Licnidi” by Rubens.
The other paint are stolen work of artists like Pisanello, Jacopo Bellini, Andrea Mantegna, Giovanni Francesco Caroto, Domenico Tintoretto, Hans de Jode and Giovanni Benini.
The mayor of Verona, Flavio Tosi, said that the robbers were professionals and “know what to steal and knew the museum.”
“Surely someone has sent them because they have moved with skill, playing it safe,” adding told local media that the stolen works “are practically exposed the most precious.”
In a note also stressed that security at the museum had increased since 2005, when a video surveillance system was implemented.
In total, the museum has 48 cameras distributed inside the building and many others located in their vicinity, and images that have been recorded have been made available to the police to try to clarify the responsibility for the theft.
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