The beginning, development and end of this theft is one of the saddest tragedies in the history of art.
Throughout the world and throughout the historythey occurred memorable robberies and that were marked as incredible by the great ingenuity of the performers, by the violence with which it was executed, or by the valuable loot with which the criminals took over. In Argentina we have our own cases, but this time we are going to travel to USA.
In Boston30 years ago, one of the art museums most important in the world suffered a tragic theft for art and culture. With a very well executed plan and obedient accomplices, in half an hour a group of disguised men took away 13 pieces of the Gardner. The impressive thing is that the investigation never advanced.
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What was the Gardner robbery like?
The robbery of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museumwhich occurred on March 18, 1990, is considered one of the biggest art thefts in history. During the early morning, two men dressed as police They managed to enter the museum in Boston, Massachusetts, after convincing security guards that they were responding to an emergency call.
Once inside, the thieves tied up the guards and proceeded to steal 13 valuable pieces of artincluding masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Degas, valued at more than 500 million dollars. Among the stolen pieces was “The storm on the Sea of Galilee” by Rembrandt, his only known marine painting. The thieves then placed the works in canvas bags and took them away in two vans, escaping without a trace.
What happened to the paintings
After the robbery, the 13 pieces of art are still missing and were not recovered. Despite the effort in several investigations and even with the FBI involved, there are no clues and the identity of the thieves remains a mystery. for years millionaire rewards were offered for information that leads to the recovery of the pieces, but so far, these initiatives have not been successful. The walls where the stolen works were hanging remain empty awaiting your return.
Source: Ambito
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