Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence [SEP] creator
Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence
The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (also known as The Adoration) is a painting traditionally believed to have been created in 1609 by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio. Recent discoveries link the painting to that commissioned by Fabio Nuti in April 1600, and thus sent from Rome to Palermo.
It was stolen on October 18, 1969 from the Oratorio di San Lorenzo in Palermo, Sicily.
The painting, which hung above the altar, was large, measuring almost six
with St. Francis and St. Lawrence", which had been stolen in 1969 from the Oratorio di San Lorenzo in Palermo. Watson conceived the idea for a book on stolen antiquities in 1979, while the printers of "The Sunday Times" were on strike and the owners suspended publication for 11 months, giving himself and other writers time to pursue personal projects. He concluded the "Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence" was most likely stolen by members of Cosa Nostra. Although unsuccessful in recovering the painting that was the focus