One of the greatest art collectors the world has known was Napoleon Bonaparte. His hobby cost him little. From his far-snatched empire the Little Corporal gleaned many a masterpiece, filled the Tuileries and the Musee Napoleon with countless plundered art treasures. He pilfered so much, from so many places, that the record of his thefts has been a subject of much fruitless speculation to art historians.
The University of Rome last week saw its chance. After Napoleon's downfall, France was forced to return much Italian swag—notably the Horses of St. Mark's—but Italy was never satisfied that it had recovered all...
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