Alleged Bronzino Seized in France in Connection to Old Masters Forgery Ring

In the latest development in an ongoing international scandal involving possibly forged Old Masters works, French customs officials have seized an alleged piece by Italian Mannerist Agnolo di Cosimo, aka Bronzino, that was on display in Paris. The painting, Saint Cosmas (ca. 1544), was on loan from the U.S.-based Alana Collection Masterpieces of Italian Painting to the Jacquemart André Museum for an exhibition that closed yesterday. Authorities notified museum staff that th