Louvre Visitors Searched After Theft
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From Times Wire Reports
Police closed the Louvre and searched visitors after a guard discovered the theft of “TheSevres Road,” a painting by Corot. The thief apparently cut the painting from its frame. Police conducted body searches of all of the several hundred visitors who were still in the museum, and museum personnel were interrogated. Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was a 19th century French painter known for his landscapes. The painting measures 13 inches by 19 inches; its value was not immediately known.
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