Overview
- The Rome prosecutor's office, led by Giovanni Conzo and Stefano Opilio, has compiled a partly sealed list of 35 sought works tied to the Agnelli estate.
- Investigators believe many pieces were moved out of Italy, possibly to Switzerland and stored in freeports, without the Culture Ministry being notified, triggering grounds for confiscation once found.
- The list includes works by Monet, Picasso and De Chirico, with inventories, transfer notes and insurance records tracing prior movements among family residences.
- The probe grew from the inheritance dispute after Margherita Agnelli gained access in 2019 and supplied documents that identified 22 additional paintings beyond the 13 initially flagged.
- No suspects have been named as prosecutors examine potential charges of receiving stolen goods, illicit export and possible self-laundering tied to alleged substitutions of originals with replicas.