€100k Michelangelo ransom

March 13 2015

Picture: arttattler.com (this is not the stolen letter)

Two letters by Michelangelo which were stolen from the Vatican archive in 1997 have re-surfaced, with the Vatican receiving a €100k ransom demand. More here.

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