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Summary (fragments) of the Lleida Provincial Court of 1945 for the theft of the altarpiece of Abella de la Conca (Pallars Jussà).

Date
1972 - 1996
Archive
Central Archive of the Provincial Court and the Courts of Lleida
Document type
Textual
Reference code
Rotlle 101/1972 APS01LLD
Link to the archive
Description

Theft, international trafficking and recovery of works of art. The altarpiece “Els Goigs de la Verge” from 1345 was stolen from the church of Sant Esteve in Abella de la Conca in 1972. In 1977 the director of the Romanesque Art Museum of Catalonia received an offer to buy an altarpiece which had similar characteristics to the one in Abella de la Conca. With the collaboration of the FBI and Interpol the altarpiece was rescued in New York. It is interesting as an example of judicial and police collaboration and the business that artistic heritage represents.