{"id":16773,"date":"2020-03-15T19:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T23:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=16773"},"modified":"2020-03-15T19:57:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T23:57:26","slug":"van-dyck-painting-stolen-from-university-of-oxford-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/03\/15\/van-dyck-painting-stolen-from-university-of-oxford-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Dyck painting stolen from University of Oxford gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A work by 17th century master Anthony Van Dyck is among three &#8220;very high value&#8221; paintings stolen from a University of Oxford art gallery.<\/p>\n<p>A Soldier On Horseback by the Flemish artist, a leading court painter in England under King Charles I, dates from around 1616.<\/p>\n<p>Two other works were stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery, St Aldates, at about 23:00 GMT on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Police said a &#8220;thorough investigation&#8221; was under way to recover the paintings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-portrait has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/147A4\/production\/_111267838_5ba70c59-87f6-4b09-8656-50317ab80ae3.jpg\" alt=\"Salvator Rosa, 'A Rocky Coast, with Soldiers Studying a Plan,' late 1640s.\" width=\"976\" height=\"1235\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Salvator Rosa&#8217;s A Rocky Coast, With Soldiers Studying A Plan was painted in the late 1640s<br \/>\n(Image: Christ Church Picture Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The burglars also made off with A Boy Drinking (c. 1580) by Annibale Carracci, and A Rocky Coast, With Soldiers Studying a Plan (late 1640s) by Salvator Rosa.<\/p>\n<p>A Christ Church College spokesman said staff had initially alerted police to the theft of the &#8220;important cultural artefacts&#8221;, and the gallery will be closed until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>Det Ch Insp Jon Capps, from Thames Valley Police, said: &#8220;The paintings which have been stolen are very high-value pieces dating back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The artwork has not yet been recovered but a thorough investigation is under way to find it and bring those responsible to justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-portrait has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BA50\/production\/_111269674_b0681fa9-9880-43a3-976f-ca9b4d445fb4.jpg\" alt=\"Annibale Carracci, 'A Boy Drinking,' c. 1580.\" width=\"976\" height=\"1161\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Annibale Carracci painted A Boy Drinking around 1580 (Image: Christ Church Picture Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He added there would be an increased police presence in the area, and that any witnesses or anyone with CCTV or other footage from near the area should get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-oxfordshire-51897201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A work by 17th century master Anthony Van Dyck is among three &#8220;very high value&#8221; paintings stolen from a University of Oxford art gallery. 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