2 Apr 2016

Art Crime with Arthur Tompkins: Madonna of the Yarnwinder

From Saturday Morning, 9:45 am on 2 April 2016

Arthur Tompkins is a District Court Judge, and member of Interpol’s DNA Monitoring Expert Group. He has a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces.

Today, he discusses the theft, and eventual recovery, of Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Yarnwinder.

The painting is one of only a handful of da Vinci's that can confidently attributed to the artist, and was commissioned in the closing years of the 15th Century.

Its value is estimated to be worth from £30 million-£50 million.

Tompkins talks to Colin Peacock about the high-profile theft in 2003.

Madonna of the Yarnwinder, by Leonardo da Vinci.

Madonna of the Yarnwinder, by Leonardo da Vinci. Photo: Creative Commons