The 83-year-old banker was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison and € 52.4 million in fines, but in an unexpected turn, the court now raises the sentence to three years in prison and 91.7 million in fines. According to the ruling, the sharpening is done to "correct a mistake in the penalty sentence".

Tried to smuggle Picasso's work "Cabeza de mujer"

In Spain, first-time offenders are often given conditional sentences if the sentence does not exceed two years, but the court's decision means that the 83-year-old banker can now shake the grill.

The painting that led to the banker's fall - "Cabeza de mujer", or "Woman's head" - painted Picasso in Catalonia in 1906, during his pre-Cubist period.

Belongs to famous financial family

The 83-year-old belongs to the famous financial family that founded the country's largest bank Santander and had previously sought permission to bring the Picasso painting out of the country to sell it through the British auction house Christie's in London. However, this was denied by Spanish authorities on the grounds that the work was of national interest.

Something that thus caused the banker to throw the obedience overboard and go to sea.