Police in Britain have recovered a painting credited to Leonardo da Vinci that had been stolen from a Scottish castle four years ago.
Four men have been arrested and the painting was found in the Glasgow area.
'Madonna of the Yarnwinder' is thought to be worth €46m, according to the FBI website Top Ten Art Crimes.
It was lifted from Drumlanrig Castle in 2003 by thieves disguised as tourists.
'Through careful investigations and intelligence-led police work, we were able to locate the painting and make four arrests,' Detective Chief Inspector Mickey Dalgleish said.
The Madonna, painted in the first decade of the 16th century, has a chequered and disputed history.
Leonardo is known to have worked on it between 1500 and 1510 for the Secretary of State to French King Louis XII.
But there are two versions of the painting and no one is quite sure how much work Leonardo did on either of them. The other version is in the United States (below right).
The Scottish version of the picture (above left) depicts the Madonna seated against a backdrop of hills and a serene sea. Christ sits on her lap holding a wooden winder, used to wrap yarn, which is shaped like a crucifix.
In its style and feeling, the painting is often compared to Leonardo's 'Mona Lisa', which Leonardo painted at around the same time.
