A mural by anonymous British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theatre in Paris and found in a farmhouse in central Italy-July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Yara NardiROME (Reuters) - Italy on Tuesday handed back to France a mural painted by British street artist Banksy which was stolen from the Paris Bataclan theatre, where militant Islamist gunmen killed scores of people in an attack in November 2015. The door, stolen in January 2019, was found last month in a farmhouse by the Italian police and given to the French ambassador in Rome on France’s most important national holiday, Bastille Day. Banksy, whose real identity is unknown, has become one of the most well-known personalities of the modern art scene with a series of inspired works in public places that combine street art techniques with topical themes. On Tuesday, Banksy published on his Instagram account a video of a new art work installed on a London underground train titled “If you don’t mask - you don’t get” showing a sneezing rat.

Source: Egypt Today July 14, 2020 15:45 UTC