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The First Theft:
The first documented case of art theft was in 1473, when two panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were stolen. While the triptych was being transported by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was attacked by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was recently moved from the Basilica of the Assumption,sac longchamp pas cher.
The Most Famous Theft:
The most famous story of art theft involves one of the most famous paintings in the world and one of the most famous artists in history as a suspect,converse pas cher. In the night of August 21,sac longchamp pas cher, 1911,longchamp pas cher, the Mona Lisa was stolen out of the Louver. Soon after, Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned by the police, but was released quickly.
It took about two years until the mystery was solved by the Parisian police,converse all star. It turned out that the 30×21 inch painting was taken by one of the museum employees by the name of Vincenzo Peruggia, who simply carried it hidden under his coat. Nevertheless, Peruggia did not work alone. The crime was carefully conducted by a notorious con man, Eduardo de Valfierno,basket converse pas cher, who was sent by an art faker who intended to make copies and sell them as if they were the original painting.
While Yves Chaudron,converse all star, the art faker,sac longchamp pas cher, was busy creating copies for the famous masterpiece, Mona Lisa was still hidden at Peruggias apartment. After two years in which Peruggia did not hear from Chaudron,sac longchamp pliage, he tried to make the best out of his stolen good,converse pas cher. Eventually, Peruggia was caught by the police while trying to sell the painting to an art dealer from Florence,boutique longchamp, Italy,basket converse pas cher. The Mona Lisa was returned to the Louver in 1913.
The Biggest Theft in the USA:
The biggest art theft in United States took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,sac longchamp. On the night of March 18, 1990, a group of thieves wearing police uniforms broke into the museum and took thirteen paintings whose collective value was estimated at around 300 million dollars,chaussures converse pas cher,converse all star 23264
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The Scream:
The painting by Edvard Munchs,sac longchamp, The Scream,abercrombie polo, is probably the most sought after painting by art thieves in history,converse pas cher femme. It has been stolen twice and was only recently recovered,sac longchamp. In 1994, during the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer,longchamp pas cher, Norway,converse pas cher, The Scream was stolen from an Oslo gallery by two thieves who broke through an open window,sac longchamp, set off the alarm and left a note saying: thanks for the poor security.
Three months later, the holders of the painting approached the Norwegian Government with an offer: 1 million dollars ransom for Edvard Munchs The Scream. The Government turned down the offer,converse pas cher, but the Norwegian police collaborated with the British Police and the Getty Museum to organize a sting operation that brought back the painting to where it belongs,sac longchamp pliage pas cher.
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