Stolen Art

Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Titian, c.1510
A Twice-Stolen Titian Expected To Break Personal Sale Record In July

Tiziano Vecello, otherwise known as Titian, is estimated to set a new…

Roman sculptural fragments of Mithras Slaying the Bull, recovered by the Carabinieri art theft squad in Fiumicino, 2014. License
The U.S. Returns $80 Million Worth of Stolen Artifacts to Italy

Around 600 antiquities, valued at an estimated $80 million,…

Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer, oil on canvas, in three parts, 1963
Stolen Painting by Francis Bacon Recovered in Madrid

A portrait by the figurative, Irish-born artist Francis Bacon has been…

Picasso’s 'Tête' which was stolen in 2010, and found by Belgian police.
Belgian Police Find Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings
Belgian police have recovered two paintings, by Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall, that were stolen in 2010.
Installation view of Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.
10 Famous Ownership Disputes Over Cultural Artifacts
The Parthenon Marbles and Greece’s quest for their restitution is perhaps one of the most famous instances of such a thing, with the marbles now becoming a part of two different and diametrically…
Brand stands for a photo with the bronze statue
1st Century Bacchus Statue Recovered 50 Years After Theft
After half a century, the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais has been reunited with a first-century Bacchus statue. First unearthed by archeologists in 1894 at the Roman Vertillum site, the bronze figure…
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…