Rembrandts targeted again at theft-prone London gallery
(Artdaily.org)

A thief made what police said was an `audacious` attempt to steal two Rembrandt paintings from a London museum but fled without them after being confronted, authorities said Thursday. The suspect broke into Dulwich Picture Gallery at about 11:30 pm (2330 GMT) on Wednesday, police said, targeting `Rembrandt`s Light`, a new exhibition showing 35 of the Dutch master`s paintings, etchings and drawings. A gallery spokeswoman declined to identify the two paintings which were briefly taken. But she told AFP that Rembrandt`s portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III -- dubbed the `takeaway Rembrandt` as it has been stolen four times from the gallery -- was not involved. `An intruder appears to have forced item