Dutch Police Recover Stolen Paintings

The Associated Press is reporting in a Sept 16th article that Dutch police have recovered 5 17th century paintings worth millions of dollars stolen over 6 years ago from the Frans Hals Museum. The recovered art included paintings by Jan Steen, Cornelis Bega, Adriaan van Ostade, and Cornelis Dusart.

The AP article states "Museum spokesman Louis Pirenne said three of the works had been damaged, but all would be exhibited from Wednesday at the museum in Haarlem, just west of Amsterdam."

The AP article continues "The works were done by artists from a movement that aimed to depict daily Dutch life in the 1600s, often with a moral message. Steen's "Charlatan on the Market" portrays a quack doctor selling medicines of dubious value to naive market-goers."

To read the full Associated Press article, click HERE.