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art (bookworm); vertu; virtu; pieces of art (A piece of art is a single, tangible, or conceptual creation possessing aesthetic, intellectual, or emotional value, such as a painting, sculpture, or installation. It represents a specific, finished work produced by an artist or creator to express ideas or beauty. (Quora) • Here are some of the most famous stolen pieces of art: • Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (1911): Stolen from the Louvre by an employee, the 1911 heist actually made the painting an international icon. It was recovered two years later. • The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (1990): Stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in the largest art theft in history, this is considered the most valuable stolen painting in the world. • The Amber Room (WWII) Looted by Nazi Germany from the Catherine Palace near Saint Petersburg in 1941, this "Eighth Wonder of the World"—a room constructed of amber panels and gold leaf—disappeared and its current whereabouts are unknown. ART Vancouver); artworks (The most famous stolen artworks include Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (stolen 1911), and the 13 masterpieces taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, valued at $500 million. Key missing works include Vermeer’s The Concert and Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. Other notable thefts include Munch's The Scream and works by Picasso. (Wikipedia) ART Vancouver) |
