Showing posts with label art theft in film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art theft in film. Show all posts
November 13, 2020

Exhibiting Absence: Introducing Samsung’s Missing Masterpieces

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Bringing the wider public's attention to works of art that have been stolen or lost has been a long-standing goal of the Association for...
April 24, 2019

4 of 6 individuals, believed to be tied to a Pink Panther operating cell, head to trail in the jewel heist at the Doge's Palace in Venice.

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Following up on the museum jewel heist which occurred during the  "Treasures of Mughals and Maharajas"  exhibition at the Dog...
September 6, 2018

Museum Theft Update: Doge’s Palace - Venice, Italy

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Exhibition Hall, Sala dello Scrutinio, Doge's Palace, Venice Image Credit: Palazzo Ducale Eight months into the investigation, Ita...
January 6, 2018

Diamonds are a thief's best friend: The stolen objects from Doge's Palace identified

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The jewelry stolen during the Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) robbery this week were modern compositions created by one of t...
January 5, 2018

15 seconds to open, plus 5 seconds to pocket

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That's how long it took a thief, in full view of CCTV security cameras, to open a glass display case while an accomplice stood lookout....
January 3, 2018

Museum Theft: Doge’s Palace - Venice, Italy

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Shortly after 10 am this morning, on the last day of an exhibition at the Doge’s Palace  (Italian: Palazzo Ducale ), once the heart of ...
October 17, 2014

Film Review: Mark Landis in the documentary "Art and Craft" explains art forgery

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by Camille Knop, ARCA Alumna '14 “We all like to feel useful. Whatever ability we happen to have, we like to make use of it,” expla...
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January 1, 2014

Celebrate the new year revisiting the 1996 art heist movie "How to Steal a Million": stolen art, forgery, Paris, and Peter O'Toole and Audrey Hepburn

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ARCAblog subscriber Susan Rosenberg wrote in to recommend the 1966 comedy movie " How to Steal a Million " starring Peter O...
April 13, 2013

Francisco Goya's 1978 "Witches in Air" is subject of auction house theft in Danny Boyle's fictional film "Trance"

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Francisco Goya's Witches in Air , 1798 Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor In Dann...
May 13, 2012

Art Crime in Film: Art Theft and Helen Mirren Starring in "Painted Lady" (1997)

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Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi at the Uffizi Gallery  Just for fun ... "Painted Lady" features the...
May 8, 2012

Art Crime in Film: Jø Nesbo's "Headhunter" steals art from corporate executives looking for new jobs

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Here's another example of how an art thief is portrayed in a movie. The 2011 Swedish film " Headhunter " (the English ti...