Find the lost picture of Delacroix

French media on November 1 reported that the more than 600,000 euro painting of French artist Eugene Delacroix, stolen at the gallery in central Paris last November, was found in Belgrade, Serbia and brought to Paris.

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In late September, French police arrested a 50-year-old Serbian man, suspected of stealing a painting called "The Arabs of Oran" , painted by Delacroix in 1833.

The thief swapped the original painting in the gallery on Saint-Honore Street near the Louvre museum.

In addition, he was suspected of stealing a 40,000 euro crystal statue in November last year.

According to investigators, the subject works in organized crime groups, but the arrest of team members has not been disclosed.

Delacroix painter (1798-1863) is a key member of the French romantic school, best known for his "Free Spirit on the battlefield" , depicting a topless woman holding a trident on the battlefield. during the French Revolution.