Published 4th March 2021Credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty ImagesStolen 16th-century armor returned to Louvre decades after theftTwo pieces of 16th-century armor have been returned to the in almost 40 years after they were stolen.The Renaissance-era helmet and body armor were made in Milan and encrusted in gold and silver, according to a statement from the Louvre on Thursday.Baroness Salomon de Rothschild gave the armor to the French state in 1922. The pieces were on display in the Louvre when they were stolen overnight from May 31 to June 1, 1983, according to the statement."The circumstances...…Published 4th March 2021Credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty ImagesStolen 16th-century armor returned to Louvre decades after theftTwo pieces of 16th-century armor have been returned to the in almost 40 years after they were stolen.The Renaissance-era helmet and body armor were made in Milan and encrusted in gold and silver, according to a statement from the Louvre on Thursday.Baroness Salomon de Rothschild gave the armor to the French state in 1922. The pieces were on display in the Louvre when they were stolen overnight from May 31 to June 1, 1983, according to the statement."The circumstances...WW…