Theft of art crime ancient complex. When you look at some of the most famous cases of art theft in history, see planned meticulously operations that involve art dealers and counterfeiters and looted art, ransom and millions of dollars. Here you can read about some art thefts in history the most famous.
First Theft:
The first documented case of art theft in 1473, when stolen my team of the latter provision in the Dutch painter Hans informed. While transporting the Trinity by sea from Netherlands to Florence, ship pirates who were taken to the Cathedral Gdańsk in Poland. The nowadays, widget in the National Museum in Gdansk where recent church authority.
Steal the most famous:
The most famous includes story of stealing art one of the most famous paintings in the world and the most famous artists in history as a suspect. On the evening of 21 August 1911, Mona Lisa was stolen from the abundant. Shortly thereafter, Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned by police, but released quickly.
And it took about two years until you solve the puzzle with the Paris police. Turns out that it is taking in 30 × 21 inch paint a museum by name Vincenzo peruggia, who simply were hidden under his coat. However, peruggia did not succeed alone. The crime carefully notorious con man, Eduardo de valverno, who sent Faker art intending to make copies and sell them as if they were the original drawing.
While Yves Chaudron Faker art, was busy creating copies of famous masterpiece, was Lisa me still hidden in the apartment of Bruges. After two years which peruggia did not hear them from chaudron, try the best of his stolen good. Ultimately, peruggia was arrested by police while trying to sell a painting to the dealer of Florence, Italy. Lisa Mona returned to Läufer in 1913.
Theft in the United States:
More art theft in the United States occurred in Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. On the night of 18 March 1990, a group of thieves wearing police stormed the Museum and took thirteen paintings and valued collective about $ 300 million. The thieves took two paintings and prints one Rembrandt and Vermeer's work and tool tray Mani Degas, Linksys Govirt, as well as French.
As of yet, none of the paintings have been found and the case remained unresolved. According to recent rumors, the FBI are investigating the possibility that "the Boston mob" together with French art dealers linked to crime.
Cry:
Painting by Edward Monchs "cry" is perhaps sought after painting with thieves art in history. And had been stolen twice, and was only recently recovered. In 1994, during the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, "scream" was stolen from Oslo Gallery by two thieves who broke a window, and set off the alarm, and leave a note saying: thank you bad security.
After three months, Tablet owners contacted "Norwegian Government" with display: 1 million ransom "Edward Monchs cry". The offer was rejected, but the Norwegian police and collaborated with the British police and the Getty Museum to organize the bite back this Board.
After ten years, "scream" was stolen from Museum Munch again. This time, thieves use a gun, another painting monchs with them. And Museum officials alleged rumors with pending thieves for ransom, burned all panels for concealing evidence. Ultimately, the Norwegian police discovered paintings on 31 August 2006, but the facts on how been retrieved previously unknown.
