{
  "id": 12880437,
  "title": "150-Kilogram Salvador Dalí Book Cover Stolen From French Art Center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/150-kilogram-salvador-dali-book-cover-stolen-from-french-art-center",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/08/dali-cover-stolen-french-art-center/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 150-kilogram bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí, part of the unique artist's book \"The Apocalypse of Saint John,\" has been stolen from a private art center in Issoire, central France. The theft occurred overnight between October 4 and 5. The Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor's office launched an investigation, describing the missing work as exceptional and unique. The complete book, weighing around 210 kilograms, was created in 1958-1961 and consisted of parchment pages written by hand with text by Jean Cocteau, Jean Giono, Emil Cioran, Ernst Jünger, Jean Rostand, and others. Dalí designed the bronze cover, which incorporated gold, precious stones, shells, nails, and gold cutlery. The thieves disabled the surveillance system, took the recording equipment, and left only the base of the cover near a staircase. The materials used in the cover have raised concerns that the bronze and other valuable materials could be melted down, eliminating the artistic work as a whole. French media reported that the book could be worth several million euros, and investigators are now focused on determining how the thieves carried out the break-in and where the cover went.",
  "summary": "A 150-kilogram (331-pound) bronze cover designed by Salvador Dalí has been stolen from a private art center in Issoire, central France. The cover was part of The Apocalypse of Saint John, a unique artist’s book weighing about 210 kilograms (463 pounds) in total. The theft occurred overnight between Oct. 4 and 5 at the C. […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}