By Alex Capon
A long-running dispute over the export of an important Old Master painting from Portugal has finally been settled after authorities ended an attempt to have the work repatriated.
The oil on panel by Italian painter Carlo Crivelli (c.1430- 94), owned by Portuguese businessman Miguel Pais do Amaral, had been sold to a UK dealer in 2012. However, both its departure from Portugal – and the state’s retrospective attempt to block its export – proved controversial.