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fromARTnews.com
5 days ago

This TV Storyline About a Stolen Rembrandt Eerily Recalls the Louvre Heist

A TV episode depicted a meticulously planned Rembrandt museum heist with rope entry, laser-disabled cameras, and a Nazi-era ownership motive, coinciding with a Louvre theft.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works

German police say they've broken up an international art forgery ring that tried to sell works purportedly by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo and others for tens of millions of dollars to unsuspecting collectors. The scheme was allegedly led by a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria with the help of ten accomplices, according to a press release from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dog in Rembrandt's The Night Watch was copied from lesser-known artist'

Rembrandt's Night Watch contains a barking dog largely copied from Adriaen van de Venne's drawing, reflecting period emulation rather than modern plagiarism.
History
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

How Rembrandt Saw Esther

The exhibition 'Esther in the Age of Rembrandt' connects historical themes of Jewish identity and persecution to modern contexts.
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