Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/82764to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Notorious Art Thefts of the 20th Century Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 41 mins Release date: 09-13-21 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: History & Criticism Publisher's Summary: Hans Memling, a painter from Flanders, is the holder of an unfortunate record. He painted a triptych, The Last Judgment, commissioned by Medici banker Angelo Tani. The paintings were intended for a new chapel in Fiesole in Tuscany, near the city of Florence. However, in April 1472, the ship on which they were being transported from Bruges to Florence was intercepted by Polish privateer and Danzig Town Council leader Paul Beneke.

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