The stolen paintings small Holland found after 6 years

Stolen in 2002 from the Frans Hals Museum, five small paintings by the Dutch discovered by Dutch police

Stolen in 2002 from the Museum of Frans Hals (Frans Hals Museum) in Haarlem, five small paintings by the Dutch discovered by Dutch police. BBC reports that the pictures are damaged, but still will be returned to the exhibit.

«We only know that three of the five paintings are damaged, but do not know what it is and how», - said the press service of the museum. At the time of the theft the paintings were insured for a total amount of 4.3 million dollars.

Thieves vlezli to the museum, smashing a window, but police who arrived within five minutes after the museum alarm system worked, the only record the absence of two paintings by Jan Wall (Jan Steen), two - Adriaen van Ostade (Adriaan van Ostade) and Run of a painting by Cornelius (Cornelis Bega). The greatest value of stolen and, fortunately, found pieces represents «happy drunkard» A. van Ostade.

Now in the case arrested three people, although the degree of their involvement in the abduction has not yet been clarified.

Source: openspace.ru , lenta.ru

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