Norfolk woman refuses to hand over 16th-century Italian painting identified as stolen

Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario was stolen from the Civic Museum of Belluno in Italy. Photograph: Art Recovery International

A 16th-century Madonna and Child painting disappeared without a trace after it was stolen from a museum in northern Italy more than half a century ago.

Now, having surfaced in Britain, it is in the possession of a woman in Norfolk, who is refusing to return it – even though it is listed on police stolen art databases.