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September 28th, 2002, 01:45 PM
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The Righteous Judges...
The story:
In 1934, part of one of the largest and most important paintings in the world was stolen from the Belgium town of Gent. The stolen painting, known as The Righteous Judges by the Flemish master Jan Van Eyck, was worth a staggering ten million pounds in today's money. It has never been seen again.
Here's a detailed BBC-story on the facts.
Here's what the entire painting looks like. It's estimated to be worth more than ten times the value of the Mona Lisa, even without the missing panel.
I ain't no christian dude, but standing in front of that painting takes your breath away...
Here's a reproduction of the missing panel.
The dénouement?
Arsène Goedertier
I was not alone ... the circumstances, my entourage and finally the hiding place of The Righteous Judges will be revealed here.
Next Monday, at midnight Belgian time, Arsène is going to reveal the hiding place of the lost panel...
There's been a lot of criticism on this, but all critics have to agree that he probably actually WILL reveal the hiding place.
The site will probably go down on Sunday or Monday, but I'll try to keep you updated.
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