Sensational 1 million euro theft at Vittoriale: all Umberto Mastroianni's gold disappeared

A shocking surprise was what the staff of the Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera were faced with this morning when they opened the doors of the exhibition spaces where the exhibition Come un oro caldo e fluido was on display from December 30, 2023. The Golds of Umberto Mastroianni. All the works in the temporary exhibition were gone, the exhibition spaces all empty. This is a sensational €1 million art theft that occurred just one day before closing: the exhibition was scheduled to run until March 8, 2024. Carabinieri with the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit are investigating the matter.

The exhibition set up in the Secret D’Annunzio Museum, curated by Alberto Dambruoso based on a project by Cigno GG Edizioni Roma and strongly desired by Vittoriale President Giordano Bruno Guerri, included thirty pieces of jewelry and twenty sculpt ures traceable to the sculpture-painting of Umberto Mastroianni, one of the most significant and brilliant artists of 20th century sculpture as well as uncle of the famous actor Marcello Mastroianni. Rings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, other jewelry, plates and sculptures made by the artist between the 1950s and 1990s using the “lost wax” or “gold casting” casting technique.

Sensational 1 million euro theft at Vittoriale: all Umberto Mastroianni's gold disappeared

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