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Priceless Art Thefts: Past and Present

November 22, 2013 by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Leave a Comment

Rembrandt's (1606-1669) painting, "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee" (1633) was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990. Image courtesy of the Gardener Museum.

People have been stealing art ever since it became valuable, for the money or the thrill. Art theft is on the rise; many paintings are under lock and key.

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