Failed robbery in Paris: the thief had to give extraction in the Museum
ARTinvestment.RU   14 января 2015

From the Museum of decorative arts in Paris, someone had tried to steal the sculpture by Giambologna. However, the guards noticed the loss, and eventually the sculpture did not have time to leave the walls of the institution: it was soon found in the toilet Museum

Another strange and amateurish robbery has shaken one of the largest European museums: Saturday, January 10, in the middle of the working day from the Museum of decorative arts in Paris, someone had tried to steal a bronze sculpture of the famous Florentine sculptor Mannerist end of XVI century by Giovanni da Bologna (often called Giambologna). The sight of the thief fell to the sculpture of Samson and the Philistine", estimated at 300-400 thousand Euro@

fortunately, the guards noticed the loss. The Museum immediately closed the doors, visitors were asked to leave the premises, at the output of each of them searched, but 5-pound sculpture and not Nasli@

in the Evening of the same day, "Samson and the Philistine" was found in the most unexpected place - in the bin in the toilet for visitors. Apparently, the thief realized that he will not be able to make a sculpture from the Museum, and got rid of the production before him obiskali@

Museum of decorative arts is located in the North wing of the Louvre and is equipped with CCTV cameras. Now recording with cameras looking at specialists in the hope of finding the perpetrator. No arrests have yet been proizvedeno@

This case is very similar to another failed theft that occurred in early December 2014. Then, too, in broad daylight of the National gallery of modern art in Rome tried to steal a bronze sculpture of Medardo Rosso "Sick child" 500 thousand euros. And three days later the sculpture was found in the cell storage when Musee@

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Источники: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru