Word: swarzenski
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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According to a Government source, it was Dr. Hanns Swarzenski, the Boston Museum's curator of decorative art and sculpture, who allegedly spirited the little (8½ in. by 10½ in.) panel through customs at Logan Airport, probably in his briefcase or under his coat. Meanwhile, the Italian government -piqued at the loss of a documented national treasure-began an investigation. It concluded that the Raphael came to the U.S., directly or indirectly, through an Italian art dealer, Ildebrando Bossi, who died a month ago. Italy's leading art investigator, Rodolfo Siviero, asserts that Bossi bought...
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