LA Art Thief Get's Religion after Stealing Rembrandt
LOS ANGELES TIMES
By Richard Winton and Abby Sewell
CALIFORNIA - An assistant priest at St. Nicholas of Myra Episcopal Church in Encino strolled into his boss' office Monday night and noticed a new framed drawing placed just inside the door. For a moment, it appeared to be a donation from a parishioner or a new piece of art for the office. But when he went to admire the drawing more closely, he realized he'd seen it before. This, he was sure, was "The Judgment," the 1655 pen and ink work by Rembrandt that had been all over the news since it was stolen two days earlier from the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Marina del Rey. Detectives believe the thieves panicked over the attention the case has received and decided to dump the Rembrandt. [link]
By Richard Winton and Abby Sewell
CALIFORNIA - An assistant priest at St. Nicholas of Myra Episcopal Church in Encino strolled into his boss' office Monday night and noticed a new framed drawing placed just inside the door. For a moment, it appeared to be a donation from a parishioner or a new piece of art for the office. But when he went to admire the drawing more closely, he realized he'd seen it before. This, he was sure, was "The Judgment," the 1655 pen and ink work by Rembrandt that had been all over the news since it was stolen two days earlier from the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Marina del Rey. Detectives believe the thieves panicked over the attention the case has received and decided to dump the Rembrandt. [link]
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