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- A £1 million reward was offered for its safe returnTelegraph: Four held as stolen da Vinci painting found (October 5, 2007)
- Valued at approximately £30 million
- Owned by the Buccleuch family for over 250 years
- Believed to be one of the few surviving da Vinci paintings
- Created in 1501 for Florimand Robertet, secretary of state to Louis XII of France
- Purchased by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch in the 1750sThe Guardian: A £30m Da Vinci masterpiece stolen for the price of a £6 ticket to a Scottish castle (August 28, 2008)
- Da Vinci did not use a palette, but mixed colors using several thin layers of paintABC: Science decodes da Vinci's secrets (September 5, 2007)
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The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci that was stolen from the Duke of Buccleuch of Scotland in 2003. It was recovered by police on October 4, 2007.
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"The painting shows the Madonna gently pulling the infant Jesus away from a wooden yarnwinder, shaped like a cross, symbolising that even her love could not save him from the Passion."—The GuardianThe Guardian: A £30m Da Vinci masterpiece stolen for the price of a £6 ticket to a Scottish castle (August 28, 2008)
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Madonna of the Yarnwinder on Amazon
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Madonna of the Yarnwinder by da Vinci Decorative High Gloss Ceramic Drawer Knob - $3.99
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