Two incredibly valuable, albeit small, Francisco de Goya works were stolen this month from a private home in Madrid.
The “Dream of St. Joseph” is a marvelous work by Romantic artist Francisco de Goya. An angel sweeping into the scene from the left gracefully approaches a reclining and sleeping saint dressed in brilliant orange. A bright, divine light illuminates the scene from above as the winged being reaches to touch St. Joseph’s shoulder.
This work, along with another drawing by Goya, “Sketches of Heads,” was reported stolen from a private home in a wealthy suburb of Madrid earlier this month. Spanish police believe the thieves did not target the art specifically, but found the works while in in pursuit of jewels and money within a safe. Entering the home on the evening of September 1, the bandits disarmed the home’s security system in a highly coordinated and planed theft. The residents, who’ve remained anonymous, were not home during the raid.
Interpol is working closely with Art Recovery Group and has withheld some information on the crime as the investigation continues.
To learn more, visit Artnet.
This article was featured in Fine Art Today, a weekly e-newsletter from Fine Art Connoisseur magazine. To start receiving Fine Art Today for free, click here.
Gone Goya
