Francisco de Goya was born in northern Spain in 1746 and died in France in 1828. Many of his painting depicted the turmoil of his time. He is often referred to as the “first of the moderns” for his realism. As the article below relates, one of his paintings previously stolen has been recovered…

Goya Painting Stolen in 2001 Recovered
Associated Press Writer via Chicago Tribune
By Predrag Milic

PODGORICA, Serbia-Montenegro -- A stolen painting by Spanish master Francisco de Goya depicting the so-called Cannibal Count was recovered during a raid in a Podgorica suburb, police said.

Two brothers -- identified only by their initials, D.M. and G.M. -- were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the theft of the painting in Turin, Italy, police said.

The painting, the size of a sheet of letter paper, was stolen in 2001 when a thief sneaked it past security during an exhibition in the Torino-Esposizione gallery in the northern Italian town.

Titled "Count Ugolino della Gherardesca," it shows Count Ugolino, also known as the Cannibal Count, in the company of two boys.

Ugolino was depicted in Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy," imprisoned in the tower of Pisa in 1289, starving and compelled to eat the flesh of his deceased sons and grandsons. More...

See some other Goya art prints.