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Thursday, 9 August, 2001, 07:54 GMT 08:54 UK
Massive Madrid art heist
Thieves in Madrid have stolen more than 20 famous works of art from the house of a Spanish businesswoman. Among the paintings taken are two by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya The Donkey's Fall and The Swing, a painting by the French impressionist Camille Pisarro Eragny landscape, and one by the Dutch master Pieter Brueghel St Anthony's temptations. The owner, Esther Koplowitz, is a major shareholder in Spain's biggest building company. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service |
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