Thieves steal Masters paintings from a castle in Denmark

During the night of 8 March 2008, unknown perpetrators broke through a window into a private castle in Dronninglund, Denmark and stole two Masters paintings – one by Rubens and one by Goya – with an estimated total value of DKK 100 million (approx 13 million euros). They left the crime scene in an unidentified car.

Peter Paul RUBENS, Title: Portrait of Marie of Medici, oil on canvas, in a wooden frame, 45 x 37 cm;

Francisco GOYA, Title: the mad, oil on canvas, in a plaster frame, 58 x 45 cm;

Anyone with information about the theft of the whereabouts of the paintings is asked to contact INTERPOL National Central Bureau Copenhagen (ref.: QJ-2083-08) and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (ref.: 2008/9552).

Stolen Works of Art