Stolen picture of Lucas Cranach the Elder
During the night on Sunday, March 8, from the Church of the city of Larvik in southern Norway was stolen picture of the German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder, whose age is about 450 years. Estimated cost of the work entitled «Let the children come to me» is more than $ 2 million.
lost and found firefighters who arrived on the scene after the alarm function. They found that one of the windows of the church is divided and assigned him to the staircase. The police assume that the attacker or a group of intruders, perhaps waiting for a car nearby. They also reported that while they had no suspects and they will be grateful for any information.
Lucas Cranach the Elder (Lucas Cranach) was born in 1472. Known as a master of pictorial and graphic portraits, genre paintings, and the author of the songs on biblical themes.
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