Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during Covid-19 lockdown


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Vincent van Gogh's painting 'The Parsonage Garden At Nuenen In Spring' (1884) is seen in this handout picture released by the Singer Laren Museum in Amsterdam. Photo: Reuters

A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, police and the museum said on March 30.

The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam said that The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884 by the Dutch master was taken in the early hours of Monday. By early afternoon, all that could be seen from the outside of the museum was a large white panel covering a door in the building's glass facade.

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