The Pros And Cons Of Searching For A Stolen Document

Infrared technology is being used with many historical art pieces as well. Traditional light bulbs usually emit some sort of Infrared light of Ultraviolet rays which, given direct contact to a piece of art work, can damage it. The painting could crack, fade or peel because the light causes the surface of the painting to rise in temperature. In other cases, infrared light can be used to literally see through art work to see what is hiding underneath it. Infrared radiation is close to the visible range, and can be detected using a certain type of camera used to collect infrared CCD images. Even more advanced cameras can detect a bigger range of radiation waves and can produce infrared reflectory images (IRFC). Infrared light can go through the painting’s film and reveal the underdrawing of the art piece (“Visible and Beyond”). This type of technology has brought some Renaissance art back to life. Now art historians can look at historic art pieces

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, a pair of thieves disguised as Boston police officers entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and roamed the Museum’s galleries, stealing thirteen works of art. The stolen works are valued at $500 million, which made the lottery the largest art theft in American history. There were 14 pieces of art that was stolen on the March 18, 1990. There is a reward of $5 million for information leading to the recovery of these works in good condition. No one has found out, it has been 25 years of theories as to what happened.

Upon entering the room, visitors’ eyes dart to that mysteriously empty frame centered on the opposite wall. In such a painstakingly designed museum, this frame looks out of place. On these walls hang the memoirs of revered artists, but the empty frames scattered throughout remember something more tragic: the largest property theft in world history (Menconi, 2012). Head of security at the Gardner, Anthony Amore, refers to these empty frames as “placeholders, not memorials” and urges visitors to see them as a “testament” to their belief that they will reacquire the stolen paintings someday (Menconi, 2012). Whether they do or not, the 1990 Gardner theft greatly impacted

The challenges faced as an authority in locating missing items such as stolen art works, and documents ; varies a lot towards how much the item that was stolen was worth. Although you rarely hear about these sort of crimes on the news, they are actually a pretty big deal. Considering on the document and its importance, the authorities will go at any cost to get the document or art back to the its rightful place. For example, say if the 'Declaration of Independence' got stolen, some of the worlds best federal agents and detectives will be on the case and will do anything to get the document back. It just depends on how valuable the item is.

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.

Art work go missing everyday and are found after a day or two, but others go missing for decades. In the articles "Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist" and "National Treasures" they explain how and what and how the paintings gone missing, as well as how they managed to find it. Troops and organizations were made to find the works of art that were snagged from there rightful owners. Creating the team to look for them was easy, but actually finding them was not. It seemed to be a game of hide and seek to find the missing masterpieces.

As the FBI have been searching for who stole the paintings and reporters looking deeper into this investigation a statement; believing that there is no trace to where the paintings have gone has been confirmed. The main struggle of this situation is that the FBI and the Police, along

In these paragraphs, the authorities have faced many challenges while trying to recover the stolen art. Thirteen pieces of art was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum twenty-five years ago. Till this day the art thieves are still on the loose with the thirteen fine pieces of art, leaving the authorities struggling.

In the occurrence of stolen valuable artwork, often times law enforcement authorities have an extremely hard time recovering the missing property. There are many reasons why of all thefts, artwork theft can be one of the most complicated to solve. In 1990, 14 pieces of art valued at $500 million dollars was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, becoming the biggest art Theft in American history. The National Stolen Art File (NSAF) was set up to help recover missing artwork. some people may have missing priceless artwork passed down to them just sitting in there basement with them unknowing its true value. Some art works missing have been and can be intentionally taken by

The world of art is plagued by forgeries. In the case of some artists, such as Vermeer, there are often nearly as many fakes out there as there are genuine pieces. The infamous forger Han van Meegeren was known to have made at least 11 forged Vermeer’s that were accepted as genuine until his arrest in the 1940’s (Wynne, 257). Wolfgang Beltracchi made millions selling pieces that his wife claimed to have inherited from an uncle, telling brokers, art historians, and museums that the pieces were rare works, previously unseen. In actuality, Beltracchi was using modern techniques to make paintings in the style of 20th century masters (Birkenstock, Beltracchi). These are genuine criminals, no different than people who scam the elderly via email or

Recently I have watched the movie The Women in Gold, which takes place in Los Angeles in the year 1998. This movie is a true story and follows the story of Maria Altmann who was a Jewish refugee in World War II. While being ripped from her home, Altmann's family panting were robbed from her house. Against all odds when Altmann was being transported with her husband to a concentration camp, they escaped and made their way to the United States. Fast forward fifty year and Altmann sister just died and it brought up old memories, specifically the painting that were stolen from her. With Austria new policy of art restitution, she employs the help of lawyer Randol Schoenberg to retain her stolen painting. After many hardship and legal battles the

The biggest art robbery in history was the theft where a total of 15 art works were stolen. Totaled up the works were valued at $500million. The government had several "attempts" at trying to find the art works and its values. A reward was set at $5 million dollars despite the art valuing way more than that lump sum of cash. In 1997 inspector Clouseau received paint chips in which the supposed art snatchers claimed to be from the stolen art work. In 2003 the chips were examined and had a fairly rare paint coating called "red lake" which was used in one of the stolen art works called "Vermeer" which when translated to English "the concert". So the government feels like they had the perpetrator. Yet to this day the paintings are yet to be all

The Whitman note books are just an example of the phenomenon of world wide missing art. items owned by the us government that have gone missing many dating all the way back new deal era of the 1930's. recovering items that have been missing for decades can be a major challenge for law enforcement. but modern technology is bringing good effort with the NSAF.

Throughout history, art has caused wars and forged alliances. In modern times, cultural treasures are being sorted into place after much misplacement. Restitution/repatriation, the act of returning cultural treasures to their rightful owners or nation of origin, often ensues difficult legal decisions, but remains a moral necessity. This act of returning cultural treasures, grows more common due to the media’s interest or publicized legal battles. The movie “The Woman in Gold,” involving Gustav Klimt’s painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer, is an example of the influence it has on media.

Of the many struggles authorities face, one is how hard it is to find artwork that went missing decades ago. It is becoming easier with modern technology, but still is a challenge. Bonnie Magness-Gardiner says , "Trying to locate items that disappeared decades ago represents a significant challenge for law enforcement." The law enforcement are doing their best to bring modern technology into stolen art investigations.