Stolen Art By Maria Puente

From what I learned from the past assigned readings and class discussions, one of the difficult decisions that museums have to make is do they return their objects/artifacts back to their original countries or cultural group. This issue is an ethical dilemma because, would it be the museum to legally keep the objects because of their belief that they can protect and use these items (Warren 1999: 1-20). Or, would it be ethical for the museum to return the items that were previously removed from their country or place of origin. Based on my lecture notes and discussion for this week’s class, one of the ways which many countries and cultural groups are able to acquire back their objects/artifacts legally is through the process of restitution and

Most countries will buy stolen merchandise knowingly, considering they are selfish and only think about improving their country. Many countries do not think about the losses of other countries. For example,if the United States loss something really important many people would want to fight to find their countries prize possession.As mentioned in “Bring Them Home,”Egypt’s invaluable burial mask was stolen and purchased at a museum in St.Louis.In modern time,people are jailed for receiving stolen merchandise;maybe some museums need to be shut down for not returning looted

Why are police paid to find art? Because of the importance of the art, and the rarity, private investigators and detectives sought out to find and punish those who steal. In some ways like the case of Isabella Stewart Gardener, where no one was found, even 25 years later. They did give up, but wasted lots of time and money trying to find a piece worth $1-5 million. I would believe the police involved spent more

Generally, when innocence is thought of, the first speculation recalled to one’s mind is the thought of pureness and the idea that the specific individual is free from moral wrong. On the other end of the spectrum is the term known as guilt. Guilt is the emotional notion in which one feels that they have compromised his or her own standards in a negative way. In the novel Sarah’s Key, Sarah frequently proves to struggle with both guilt and innocence. These specific themes are put on display when Sarah realizes she is not going back home, the scenario in which Sarah boards the cattle car to the camps, and the tragic event in which Sarah takes her own life.

Historic treasures and artifacts are often donated to or purchased by other nations to place in their museums. Often museums are given the objects with full cooperation from the originating country, but sometimes they are stolen or given for protection such as in a time of war. When nations want the artifacts returned it can cause a disagreement with the other nations of who the rightful owner is.

The challenges that authorities face when looking for missing and stolen works of art and documents can become very difficult with out certain information. For example, for the works that were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. A masterpiece was stolen from the museum on the night of August 1997 the Rembrandt's Christ in the Storm on Sea of Galilee. The painting was stolen on March 1990 from the museum. The theft was a big news and remains so till today. It is even near to its 25th anniversary. The work that went missing valued around $500 million, which makes the robbery the largest art theft in American history. There is even a witness about the robbery but people

Throughout the Franklin readings, there have been multiple examples of the mistreatment of convicts. Whether it be an unjust mistrial, or an absurdly minimal ration of food. Prisoners have been struggling through the many adverse conditions. One thing that Franklin briefly touched on is the way that prisoners coped with the extreme conditions. Patricia McConnel does a great way of expressing the way Iva and Angora felt while sitting in the jail cell. McConnel emphasizes that singing in prison is a way for inmates to forget about their dreadful situation, and to find pleasure in the simple things in life, such as music.

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, a seascape with Jesus and the Apostles, and 12 other works, including a Vermeer and a Manet, all paintings stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum, valued at $500 million as the largest art theft in American history. Stolen art is a serious issue, as they are not only beautiful, but hold special meanings behind each and every one. To have a painting be stolen is like having your child be kidnapped, and you can never make another painting exactly like the original.

When the museums are brought the paintings Jewish people will try to fight for the painting because it was part of the heritage. Some museums cooperate and others do not and the battle between who the painting belongs to becomes an enormous court battle.

Many authorities have been facing challenges when they look for stolen artworks. They can not find many artworks like the Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist and some of the national treasures from the U.S. They have had clues to where they are but still no real evidence to whether they are the real treasures. In the Isabella Stewart a man said that he saw it one night in a warehouse, but no one believed him. And when the National treasures went missing they didn`t find them.

The illegal trade in antiquities or ‘cultural property, as defined in the 1954 Hague Convention as objects of artistic, historical or archaeological interest (appendix1), has become one of the largest and most lucrative criminal activities. Carried out on a transnational scale, it is believed to be the third most common form of trafficking after drugs and arms (ISPAC, 2008). Despite the enormity of this problem however, it is tackled with only a fraction of resources afforded to other criminal acts (Bazley, 2010). This is a worrying trend perhaps, given profits are often channelled into additional areas of organised crime, including narcotics and more recently facilitation of terrorist movements (Interpol, 2014). The aim of this assignment therefore is to explore this crime further, focussing primarily on stolen archaeological artefacts and identifying some key reasons for its proliferation. It will also look at international laws and legal instruments currently in place, recognising any failings or cross-jurisdictional challenges that may

I found the serenity surrounding Madame Lantin’s attitude toward her “false jewels” to be a prime example of how one does not need to gloat or boast the value of money over the value of happiness. Her sudden death affected Mr. Lantin and his outlook on life; he was blinded with greed and a sense of power as he came to relish his new found fortune. Accompanying his new fortune was the matrimony between Mr. Latin and his new bride, who, in the context of the story, appears to be the polar opposite of his first wife. The ending of the story was to be expected, in my opinion. If allowed the chance to change the ending, I would have changed the jewels to actual fakes and fixate on how he dealt with life after the death of his wife without the influence

The reason why its hard to find stolen artwork is cause its so many fakes. You never know if the painting you saw is the real one or not. If your uncertain how would you know if its real? Many people wouldn’t believe you if you did manage to find the real one.

There are many difficulties when trying to uncover stolen paintings. Let’s learn why it’s so difficult. Well for one we don’t where the paintings are or where they can be located until we do research. Research as in start from the beginning, where the painting originated from. Traces its movements, so if they painting was stolen from here but people have seen sightings of it here and there we go look and see if we can find any other clues to where the painting may be. How about we learn how these paintings go missing or just supposable disappear.

The terrorist group ISIS who has destroyed many artifacts in Syria and Iran shows modern iconoclasm. The Bagdad Museum’s website now reads “2015: ISIS destroys what is left of ancient history.” Statues in the Mosul Museum have been jackhammered, books have been burned, Nimrud was bulldozed, and the Tomb of Jonah was blown up. Beheading is not getting the desired reaction anymore, so why not destroy cultural artifacts? It is rumored that ISIS and Al-Qaeda have sold some artifacts on the black market to fund their activities.