1st Century Roman Statue, Looted A Decade Ago, Found In Belgium By Off-Duty Police
The statue is valued at 100,000 euros and was stolen from an archaeological site near the outskirts of Rome.
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Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis
The Spanish museum that purchased the artwork didn't know it was stolen. Under Spanish law, it belongs to the museum, the judge said.
Thieves Steal A Famous Painting From An Italian Church — But Don't Worry, It's Fake
After authorities were tipped off about the heist, they replaced the Flemish masterpiece with a replica.
Six Years After Museum Heist, Missing Picasso Possibly Found In Romania
Thieves entered the Netherlands' Kunsthal in 2012 and made off with seven paintings, allegedly later burned in an oven by the ringleader's mother. Now the story has taken another strange turn.
Customs Agents Search A Bus Near Paris — And Discover A Stolen Degas Painting
The artwork was quietly spirited from a Marseille museum in 2009. The trail was cold until last week, when officers happened to check the luggage compartment of a bus.
Painting Stolen By The Nazis Is Returned To Poland
The FBI got a tip from the Polish government and recovered the painting in a town near Philadelphia. Representatives from the U.S. and Polish governments unveiled it in Warsaw.
2 Stolen Van Goghs Recovered By Anti-Mafia Police In Italy
The two paintings — of a seascape and of a congregation at a church — were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002. "They are the real paintings!" a curator said in a statement.