Three defendants given six- to eight-year prison sentences, hefty fines and ordered to pay the city €104m

Altarpiece was taken from church in Modena, Italy, in 2014

The three men involved in the heist face seven to ten years for the disappearance of five masterpieces

But professional burglar advises making sure you “have the resources” to pull off a similar heist “or drop the idea because it’s just too much of a headache”

Works by Tintoretto, Mantegna and Rubens were discovered in Ukraine

Investigators recovered more than 2,000 objects, mostly coins, that they say were offered for sale through auction houses

Two women apprehended while picking up scraps from the damaged work have been released

The two pieces were taken in 2009 from a Dutch museum during opening hours

Works by Tintoretto, Mantegna and Rubens were hidden in plastic bags near the Moldovan border

FBI and Interpol have been notified by local police who are investigating the theft of an undisclosed number of works at the Springfield Art Museum

Much of the haul, which includes Chinese antiques and rhino horn, has probably ended up in China, making recovery unlikely

Painting was recovered in 2014 after interception by vigilant US customs officers

Suspects include museum’s security guard whose car was used as getaway vehicle

The international burglary ring targeted objects for a growing Chinese black market

The work’s current owner voluntarily turned it over to authorities

Museums across UK were warned about gang making “reconnaissance visits”

The sellers told undercover police that they had bought the work from a gang in Georgia

Works by Tintoretto and Rubens among 17 pieces taken

Arts Council England and the Scottish Council on Archives warn of increased theft danger

The 18th-century tapestry was pulled from a London auction and returned to its château in Normandy

Art worth more than $1m was looted after Swiss housekeeper sold duplicate key

Recovered artefacts include paintings, stained glass and carvings

Opposition from heritage groups changes the embattled foundation’s plans

In addition to two portraits of Jacqueline Picasso, more than 60 other works are believed to have gone missing from a storage facility in Paris suburb

Olivier Thomas is released from police custody, while Yves Bouvier denies all allegations

Questions remain over authorship of panel that could be by Duccio