A man from Luxembourg is suspected of having stolen a statue belonging to the Louvre
but on loan for nearly 90 years to the thermal baths of Plombières-les-Bains
which have been closed for renovations since 2020
became aware of the disappearance of the bust of Heracles
which has been on loan from the Louvre since 1934
Despite weighing 80 kg and having an estimated value of €30,000
the statue was taken "without breaking and entering," according to a statement from the national gendarmerie
a Luxembourg national in his fifties who was renovating a house in the Vosges
In addition to the "somewhat damaged" bust
two lithographs and a map that had also been stolen from the spa.