An Italian art collector who bought a portrait of Winston Churchill says he was surprised to learn five months later the answer to a puzzling, high-profile heist might be hanging on his living room wall.

Nicola Cassinelli, a lawyer in Genoa, Italy, plans to attend a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome next Thursday to mark the return of Yousuf Karsh’s signed 1941 photograph of the British leader.

Police say the "The Roaring Lion" was stolen from Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel sometime between Christmas Day 2021 and Jan. 6, 2022.{ai:summary}<p>An Italian art collector discovered that a portrait of Winston Churchill he purchased may be linked to a high-profile heist. Nicola Cassinelli will attend a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome to commemorate the return of a signed photograph of Churchill. </p><p>#culture</p>

Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper

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