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Imprisoned art expert finds valuable painting in Shelton Abbey

Posted by on January 2, 2017


A painting by 16th century Italian artist Girolamo Muziano was rediscovered by an imprisoned art restorer at Shelton Abbey, according to documents released by the National Archives.

The Assumption of Our Lady, dated circa 1540, was found by German national Günther Reindhl, according to a letter, from March 1986, sent by the governor of Shelton Abbey Prison in Wicklow to the Department of Justice. It said Reindhl was an artist and art restorer serving two years at the prison for re… (View original article)

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