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List of art looted by Napoleonic armies

List of art looted by Napoleonic armies

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Unreturned artworks

Modena

Salome Receiving The Head of Saint John, Guercino

Mantua

Madonna della Vittoria, Mantegna

Lombardy

  • The Preaching at Jerusalem by Carpaccio, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • The Virgin Casio by Boltraffio, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre[1]:192
  • Saint Bernard and Saint Louis by Moretto da Brescia, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • Saint Bonaventue and Saint Anthony of Padua by Moretto da Brescia, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • Sacred Family with Elizabeth, Joachim, and John the Baptist by Marco d'Oggiono, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • Annunciation Triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, central panel at the Musee du Louvre, side compartments at the Galleria Sabauda[1]:228
  • The Dropsy, by Gerard Dou, Musee du Louvre[1]:199
  • The Adoration of the Magi by Defendente Ferrari, now at the Malibu Getty Museum
  • Madonna in Glory by Defendente Ferrari, lost
  • Virgin with Jesus and Saint John the Baptist by Lorenzo Sabatini, Musee du Louvre

Tuscany

Maestà, Cimbaue, c.1280, Louvre
The Visitation, Domenico Ghirlandaio

Fiesole

Florence

Pisa

Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla

  • The Immaculate Conception with St. Anselm and St. Martin (QID 18573638) by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, from Parma
  • Madonna with Child Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene [it] by Cima da Conegliano, now at the Louvre[1]:195

Naples

Rome and the Papal State

Pietà with Saint Francis and Saint Mary Magdalene, Annibale Carracci
  • Equestrian Portrait of the Spanish Ambassador by Van Dyck, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre[1]:200
  • Seated Man at the Foot of a Tree by Viruly, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • The Usurers Thrown Out of the Temple by Braschi, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • The Virgin, Jesus, and Saint John the Baptist by Giulio Romano, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • Saint Francis by Albani, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • Virgin and Jesus by Fasolo, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • The Virgin of Loreto, copy of Raphael, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • Dinner of Emmaus by Bernardo Strozzi, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee de Grenoble[1]:224
  • Saint Sebastian by Orbetto, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee de Bordeaux
  • Pietà with Saint Francis and Saint Mary Magdalene by Annibale Carracci, from the church of Saint Francis of Ripa, Musee du Louvre
  • Salvator Mundi by Carlo Dolci, from the Villa Albani, Musee du Louvre
  • Virgin and Jesus by Fasolo, from the Villa Albani, Musee du Louvre
  • Virgin and Jesus by Vannucci, from the Villa Albani, Musee du Louvre
  • Resurrection of Lazarus by Bonifacio Veronese, Musee du Louvre[1]:226

Umbria

Veneto and Venezia

Other locations

Diagram from da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus
  • The Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci, 44 folios, and 196 other ancillary drawings, originally stored at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, now stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris and the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes[1]:207
  • The Nativity by Filippo Lippo, from the convent of Santa Margherita of Prato, now at the Louvre
  • Christ Adored by the Angels, with Saint Bernard and Saint Sebastian by Carlo Bononi, now at the Louvre
  • The Virgin Appearing to Saint Catherine and Saint Luke by Annibale Carracci, commissioned for the Cathedral of Reggio Emilia, now at the Louvre[1]:195
  • The Purification of the Virgin by Guido Reni, now at the Louvre[3]
  • The Return of the Prodigal Son by Leonello Spada, now at the Louvre
  • The Patron Saints of the City of Modena by Guercino, now at the Louvre[3]
  • Saint Paul by Guercino, now at the Louvre
  • The Triumph of Job by Guido Reni
  • Christ Mocked and Crowned with Thorns by Giambologna, now at the Bordeaux Musee des Beaux-Arts
  • The Madonna with the Baby Jesus Giving Benediction by Guercino, now at the Chambéry Musée d'Art et d'Histoire
  • The Holy Family Contemplating the Baby Jesus Sleeping by Francesco Gessi, now at the Clérmond-Ferrand Musée des Beaux-Arts
  • The Martyrdom of Saint Victoria by Giovanni Antonio Burrini, now at the Compiégne Musée National du Chateau
  • Joseph and The Wife of Putifarre by Leonello Spada, Lille Musee des Beaux Arts
  • Rinaldo Prevents Armada from Killing Herself by Alessandro Tiarini, Lille Musee des Beaux Arts
  • Saint Bernard of Siena Saves Carpi from an Enemy Army by Ludovico Carracci, Notre-Dame de Paris

Spain

Repatriated artworks

Italy

Apollo Belvedere
Madonna with the Long Neck, Parmigianino

Austrian Empire

Spain

Others nations

  • The Battle of Alexander by Albrecht Altdorfer, Monaco[1]

References

  1. Wescher, Paul (1988). I furti d'arte Napoleone e la nascita del Louvre (in Italian). Translated by Cuniberto, Flavio. Turin: Einaudi. ISBN 9788806114084. OCLC 635869605.
  2. "Dispense Sulle spoliazioni di Napoleone Bonaparte a Modena". StuDocu (in Italian). 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. Pincelli, Lorenzo; De Santis, Gabriele (4 April 2020). "Antonio Canova e il recupero delle opere". Repubblica@SCUOLA (in Italian). Repubblica@SCUOLA.
  4. Richetti, Arianna (2021-04-29). "The Marriage of the Virgin by Raphael and Perugino". DailyArtMagazine.com - Art History Stories. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. Prieur, Cynthia. "Napoleon's Appropriation of Italian Cultural Treasures". SmartHistory. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. Lindsay, Ivan (2014-11-13). "From Napoleon to the Nazis: The 10 Most Notorious Looted Artworks". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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