History Today: How 2 thieves stole world-famous painting 'The Scream' within 50 seconds
On February 12, 1994, the renowned Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ was stolen from the National Gallery, Oslo, ...
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How many Van Goghs have been stolen—and where are they now?
The figures on Van Gogh thefts are chilling: 50 paintings, drawings and prints seized in 24 incidents since 1958. This is revealed in Lex Boon’s book De gestolen Van Goghs (The Stolen Van Goghs ...
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Art heists and frauds: the world of cultural crime
For a time there was uncertainty as to whether the Mona Lisa in the Louvre was the actual painting by Leonardo da Vinci. In ...
Somerville artist grateful after return of painting stolen from gallery
An artist whose painting was stolen last month from a gallery in Somerville, Massachusetts, was relieved to get his artwork back this weekend. Adam Leveille was inside his apartment Saturday morning ...