Thefts
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Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says
The Spanish-launguage movie follows two middle-class flunkies who somehow pulled off one the largest antiquities thefts in modern-day history
Haul includes precious gold and jade artefacts, which police say may have been stolen to order
The painting, taken from the Manhattan home of an elderly couple, had been stashed in a Maryland attic
China's Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Centre says it will reconsider its loan policy after the "noxious incident"
Journals and other personal effects were discovered at auction house, reports say
Galerie Bartoux staff discovered €425,000 bronze missing at closing time
The 1968 battle scene was withdrawn last month from Christie’s Dubai sale, but its fate remains in question
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
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
