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The greatest art heists in history – II
Spiderman Art Thief, Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, France 2010 You know you’ve made it as a criminal when the media gives you a nickname. For skilled climber and thief Vjeran Tomic, ‘Spider-Man’ was an apt nickname for someone who spent his childhood in Père Lachaise scaling gravestones and cemetery walls with his friends in preparation to rob apartment buildings. Describing his way…
The greatest art heists in history – I
Van Gogh painting goes missing during lockdown, Singer Laren Museum, Netherlands 2020 While we were going about our business at the start of the pandemic trying out new dishes, binge-watching series but mostly rocking back and forth sobbing, etc., robbers were still out and about doing their thing, making the most of widespread, Covid-induced closures. Like in…
Monalisa Mystery
One of the most sought-after painting by Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa was painted five centuries ago (1503 – 1519). Today, it hangs behind a highly protective bulletproof glass inside the Louvre Museum. It is regarded as the most famous painting in the world, drawing thousands of admirers from all corners of the world every…
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