art theft

Muscular, shirtless Saint Jerome sits wrapped in red fabric, writing as though in transfixed state, atop a table that also bears a skull.
Why You Should Watch "Secrets of the Dead: The Caravaggio Heist"
The PBS documentary series Secrets of the Dead is set to release an episode entitled The Caravaggio Heist on November 24. While proves to be an unusual installment for a series that typically…
Still from Archaeological collection returned to Italy with Eurojust support. Eurojust Youtube video.
Italian Art Police Recover 782 Stolen Archeological Finds
The items—worth an estimated $13 million (11 million euros)—were discovered in the possession of a Belgian collector. This repatriation comes as a result of an international investigation that was…
exterior view of Carabinieri Art Squad Headquarters
Stolen Statue Rediscovered by Off-Duty Carabinieri in Antique Shop
Mid-April, Italian authorities announced the rediscovery of a first-century Roman statue, missing for nearly a decade. Two off-duty art policemen spotted the artwork while perusing a Belgian antique…
Still from This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist. Snapshot of the crime scene in the Dutch Room at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Empty frames, crime scene tape and what appears to be trash litter the floor.
Unsolved Gardner Heist the Focus of Thrilling Netflix Documentary
Today, Netflix globally releases This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist, a four-part series that delves into the unsolved robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and…
Lynda is seen in dark room, looking at shelf packed with documents.
Art Crime Expert Lynda Albertson Talks Lot 448 Documentary
ARCA CEO Lynda Albertson is the star of a new documentary short directed by Bella Monticelli, Lot 448, that premiered February 1 at the Tribeca Film Festival. In it, she is shown tracking an Etruscan…
Gustav Klimt, Portrait of a Lady (detail), 1916-17.
Recovered Klimt Portrait to go on Display
A valuable Gustav Klimt painting that was missing for twenty-three years is at last set to go on back on view at its home museum.
people digging in rubble
Facebook Bans the Sale of Looted Antiquities
In new community guidelines released this week, Facebook announced a new policy meant to halt the sales of looted artifacts on its platform.
Banksy graffiti of a shrouded, mourning woman painted in white on a black door
Stolen Banksy Memorial Recovered in Italy
Banksy's mural, which depicts a woman shrouded in a veil, was part of a makeshift memorial at the site of the deadly terrorist attack at the Bataclan music hall in Paris.