World IN BRIEF : FRANCE : Police Recover 5 Stolen Masterpieces
French police recovered five masterpieces stolen from Paris museums last summer, including a small work by Renoir. Police arrested Richard Etoh-Mvondo, 21, and said he confessed to stealing the paintings and a small 15th-Century statue. They said he also had stolen a 1470 portrait by Italian painter Lazzaro Bastiani from a Venice museum last week. He led police to Lyon, where the works were recovered, including Renoir’s “Portrait of a Seated Woman” cut from its frame at the Louvre on July 4 during visiting hours.
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