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List of art looted by Napoleonic armies

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Unreturned artworks

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Modena

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Salome Receiving The Head of Saint John, Guercino

Mantua

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Madonna della Vittoria, Mantegna

Lombardy

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  • The Preaching at Jerusalem by Carpaccio, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • The Virgin Casio by Boltraffio, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre[1]: 192 
  • Saint Bernard and Saint Louis by Moretto da Brescia, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • Saint Bonaventue and Saint Anthony of Padua by Moretto da Brescia, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • Sacred Family with Elizabeth, Joachim, and John the Baptist by Marco d'Oggiono, from the Pinacoteca di Brera in Lombardy, now at the Musee du Louvre
  • Annunciation Triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, central panel at the Musee du Louvre, side compartments at the Galleria Sabauda[1]: 228 
  • The Dropsy, by Gerard Dou, Musee du Louvre[1]: 199 
  • The Adoration of the Magi by Defendente Ferrari, now at the Malibu Getty Museum
  • Madonna in Glory by Defendente Ferrari, lost
  • Virgin with Jesus and Saint John the Baptist by Lorenzo Sabatini, Musee du Louvre

Tuscany

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Maestà, Cimbaue, c. 1280, Louvre
The Visitation, Domenico Ghirlandaio

Fiesole

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Florence

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Pisa

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Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla

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  • The Immaculate Conception with St. Anselm and St. Martin (QID 18573638) by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, from Parma
  • Madonna with Child Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene [it] by Cima da Conegliano, now at the Louvre[1]: 195 

Naples

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Rome and the Papal State

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Pietà with Saint Francis and Saint Mary Magdalene, Annibale Carracci
  • Equestrian Portrait of the Spanish Ambassador by Van Dyck, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre[1]: 200 
  • Seated Man at the Foot of a Tree by Viruly, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • The Usurers Thrown Out of the Temple by Braschi, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • The Virgin, Jesus, and Saint John the Baptist by Giulio Romano, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • Saint Francis by Albani, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • Virgin and Jesus by Fasolo, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • The Virgin of Loreto, copy of Raphael, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee du Louvre
  • Dinner of Emmaus by Bernardo Strozzi, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee de Grenoble[1]: 224 
  • Saint Sebastian by Orbetto, from the Palazzo Braschi, Musee de Bordeaux
  • Pietà with Saint Francis and Saint Mary Magdalene by Annibale Carracci, from the church of Saint Francis of Ripa, Musee du Louvre
  • Salvator Mundi by Carlo Dolci, from the Villa Albani, Musee du Louvre
  • Virgin and Jesus by Fasolo, from the Villa Albani, Musee du Louvre
  • Virgin and Jesus by Vannucci, from the Villa Albani, Musee du Louvre
  • Resurrection of Lazarus by Bonifacio Veronese, Musee du Louvre[1]: 226 

Umbria

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Veneto and Venezia

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Other locations

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Diagram from da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus

Spain

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Repatriated artworks

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Italy

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Apollo Belvedere
Madonna with the Long Neck, Parmigianino

Austrian Empire

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Spain

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Others nations

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  • The Battle of Alexander by Albrecht Altdorfer, Monaco[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Wescher, Paul (1988). I furti d'arte Napoleone e la nascita del Louvre (in Italian). Translated by Cuniberto, Flavio. Turin: Einaudi. ISBN 9788806114084. OCLC 635869605.
  2. ^ a b c "Dispense Sulle spoliazioni di Napoleone Bonaparte a Modena". StuDocu (in Italian). 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Pincelli, Lorenzo; De Santis, Gabriele (4 April 2020). "Antonio Canova e il recupero delle opere". Repubblica@SCUOLA (in Italian). Repubblica@SCUOLA.
  4. ^ "La Vierge à l'Enfant avec sainte Anne et quatre saints (Sébastien, Pierre, Benoît et le bon larron)". Musée du Louvre (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ Richetti, Arianna (2021-04-29). "The Marriage of the Virgin by Raphael and Perugino". DailyArtMagazine.com - Art History Stories. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ Prieur, Cynthia. "Napoleon's Appropriation of Italian Cultural Treasures". SmartHistory. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ Lindsay, Ivan (2014-11-13). "From Napoleon to the Nazis: The 10 Most Notorious Looted Artworks". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2021.