Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos is questioning the seizure of eight of her prized paintings from the family’s San Juan residence.
“In a motion filed before the Sandiganbayan, Marcos appealed to the court to issue a stay order deferring the implementation of the seizure order. She asked the court to have the seized paintings returned,” reports Marc Jayson Cayabyab on Inquirer.net.
The report revealed that the Sandiganbayan’s special division “had ordered the seizure of the paintings and their transfer to the custody of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.”
The paintings that Marcos is referring to are the following:
1. LaBaignade Au Grand Temps by Pierre Bonnard
2. Madonna and Child by Michelangelo Buonarroti
3. Vase of Red Chrysanthemums by Bernard Buffet
4. Still Life with Idol by Paul Gauguin
5. Portrait of the Marqueza de Sta. Cruz by Francisco de Goya
6. L’Aube by Joan Miro
7. Femme Couche VI (Reclining Woman VI) by Pablo Picasso
8. Jardin de Kew pres de la Serre 1892 by Camille Pissarro
The report revealed that “Marcos’ lawyers had questioned the order to seize the eight paintings since they claimed that they were not included in a forfeiture case that the government had filed against the Marcoses.”
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