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How a mob-stolen painting was returned to its owners 54 years later

The John Opie painting, titled "The Schoolmistress," was recovered in St. George, Utah, and traced back to a house sale involving a convicted mobster.

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Italian junior culture minister denies stolen painting accusations

Art critic and junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi is under investigation for laundering stolen goods, over a painting he owns which was reported stolen in 2013.

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Belgian home unveils long-lost stolen Pompeii artefact after 50 years

In the quaint Belgian village of Herzele, a father and his son were taken aback when an artefact that had adorned their stairwell for half a century turned out to be a long-lost, highly valuable piece from Pompeii.

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An 'Indiana Jones of the art world' recovers stolen van Gogh painting

Dubbed The Netherlands' 'Indiana Jones of the art world', Arthur Brand recovered Vincent van Gogh's "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring" three years after it was stolen.

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'Stolen' totem pole to return home to Canada from Scottish museum

The vast artefact is being prepared for return from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to the Nisga'a Nation, an indigenous group based on the west coast of Canada, after it was 'stolen' nearly a century ago.

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Culture Re-View: How the theft of the Mona Lisa made it a superstar

21 August 1911: The day the Mona Lisa was stolen

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France's Louvre museum set to return stolen Italian artifacts

Seven pieces bought by the museum more than 30 years ago could be returned to Italy as soon as this coming autumn.

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Nick Cave: ChatGPT and AI songwriting is 'bullshit'

"With all the love and respect in the world”, the track is “bullshit” and “a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”.

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Are Lensa's magic avatars based on stolen art?

Lensa's AI-generated "magic avatars" have been a runaway hit on social media. Why are artists warning against them?

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Thieves steal €1.6 million worth of gold coins from German museum

483 gold coins were snatched early Tuesday from a museum in the southern town of Manching, with thieves taking just nine minutes to break in and make off with the stash, according to police.

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Robberies & ransoms: Artists who have had their music stolen from them

Stolen albums: Lana Del Rey has recently revealed a laptop containing songs from her upcoming album was stolen a few months ago from her car. But what other artists have had similar incidents happen to them?

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New York museums now required to disclose their Nazi-looted art by law

Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required to let the public know about that dark history. But what is the purpose of this legalisation?

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US court dismisses Guelph Treasure lawsuit

After years of legal battles, a U.S. court dismisses lawsuit filed by heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art-dealers against a German museum foundation over historic Guelph Treasure ownership.

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Car stuck in metro station in Madrid

A stolen car got stuck in the stairs of a Madrid metro station

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Curse-fearing thief returns 2000-year-old sacred relic

A Dutch art sleuth has tracked down one of the most sacred artefacts of the Catholic Church.

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Eight men convicted of stealing Banksy artwork from Bataclan

The suspects were handed prison sentences ranging from six months suspended to two years in prison.

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Stolen artefacts recovered by police go on display in new Rome museum

Italy has been so successful in regaining ancient artworks and artefacts illegally exported from the country that it has now created a museum just for them.

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Italy recovers €10 million worth of stolen art from around the world

Italy’s Culture Minister welcomed the return of more than 200 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros that had been located in prestigious US museums and galleries after illegal trafficking.

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Long lost antiquities: Italy reunited with 200 'stolen' artefacts

The valuable antiquities, which include a 7th century BCE ceramic vessel and terracotta face of a goddess, are being returned to Italy from various museums and collections in America.

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Two marble angels stolen from church in 1989 are returned to Italy

A British art collector has returned two 17th-century marble angels to Italy after learning that they were stolen in 1989.