Bayeux tapestry stolen by Germans.

Bayeux tapestry stolen by Germans. This Bayeux tapestry panel, telling the story of the Norman conquest of England, was stolen by the enemy from a museum in Bayeux, France, in 1940. The work of art was made in the 11th century for Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and brother of William the Conqueror. The entire tapestry is 231 feet (70 meters) long and 20 inches (50 centimeters) wide. The German's systematic looting of the cultural centers of Europe has netted them works of art valued at more than $1,500,000,000. Twelve paintings valued at $3,000,000 were carried away by the enemy from the Naples Museum in Italy. The invader also looted the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands, seizing Rembrandts, Vermeers and Rubenses, all priceless masterpieces of Netherlands art.