Rodin Bust Swiped in Broad Daylight From Danish Museum
- August 20, 2015 20:39
A bronze bust by Auguste Rodin was stolen by two men dressed as tourists in daytime hours at a museum in Denmark.
Danish newspaper Politike reported this week that the theft occurred July 16 at Copenhagen's Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum.
Rodin's "The Man with the Broken Nose," part of the museum collection for 95 years, is valued at about $300,000. It took the thieves just 12 minutes to remove it from its base and get away. Security guards and other visitors did not notice the pair's activities.
Surveillance video has captured the crime and images of the thieves.
