Talk:Giampietro Campana

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Did you know... that Giampietro Campana financed his collection of Roman sculpture, Greek vases and Etruscan and Greek gold jewelry in part by embezzling money from the Papal pawnbroker?

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Why was he Campana, when his father was Castellani? Johnbod (talk) 11:14, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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What, exactly, was the scandal that destroyed him? Apparently embezzlement of Papal State funds? And how was he able to steal such money, if in fact that's what the scandal was about? 98.195.247.158 (talk) 15:59, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]