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Why steal from the Louvre? It may have more to do with stones than art
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French police officers patrol in front of the Louvre Museum after it was robbed on Oct 19.
PHOTO: AFP
Alex Marshall
LONDON – When thieves broke into the Louvre on Oct 19, they likely were not interested in the art masterpieces hanging on the grand museum’s walls. They probably did not care about the Paris institution’s priceless statuary collection, either.
And, odds-on, they were not even interested in the historical provenance of the tiaras, earrings and necklaces they were targeting.
