Da Vinci Painting Stolen

Submitted by Karen on Tue, 2003-09-02 13:37
"The Madonna with the Yarnwinder" was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle, in southern Scotland. "It has been here for more than 250 years," said the Earl of Dalkeith. "It's a remarkable work, a piece of great serenity and beauty upon which a great deal of scholarship has been carried out in recent years."

Leonardo da Vinci completed the painting between 1500 and 1510. The painting depicts Mary with the infant Jesus holding a cross-shaped yarnwinder, which may symbolize the Crucifixion.