Italian family who secretly guarded $109 million Botticelli for decades to protect it from theft return it

Italian family who secretly guarded $109 million Botticelli for decades to protect it from theft return it

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A newly-returned "Madonna and Child" by Botticelli, set to undergo a year-long restoration. NAPLES CARABINIERI An Italian family who hid a Botticelli masterpiece for generations handed the painting to police. The painting was taken from a chapel in the 1960s as one family member wanted to…

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