identification of the 11 paintings needed to reassemble Filippo Mazzola’s polyptych that formed the altarpiece in the church of S Maria delle Grazie at Cortemaggiore. Levi had purchased the frame in 1967 and his role in and generosity in donating it were recognised in 2003 when he was awarded the rank of Cavaliere. Levi married Paula Fuchs in 1951, he had three sons and two daughters and died in Reading. Sources Obituary - Paul Levi, The Independent, 31 December 2008 Part 1, A 500-year-old frame returns home, William B Adair, Picture Framing Magazine, August 2003 Part 2, A 500-year-old frame returns home, William B Adair, Picture Framing Magazine, September 2003 Adams, Lorraine, 'Restoration leads to Historical Reunion', The Washington Post, 24 October 2002 1919 births 2008 deaths People educated at Blundell's School People interned in the Isle of Man during World War II Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom People from Leipzig