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Theft of 'Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence'
The story: Caravaggio's 'Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence' was stolen in 1969 from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo. Artist: Caravaggio. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'Poppy Flowers'
The story: Van Gogh's 'Poppy Flowers' was stolen from the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo in 2010 and is still missing. Artist: Vincent van Gogh. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'The Scream'
The story: 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo in 1994. It was recovered later that year. Artist: Edvard Munch. Recovered: Yes.
Theft of 'The Love Letter'
The story: 'The Love Letter' by Jean-Honoré Fragonard was stolen from a private residence in France in 2011. Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Recovered: Yes.
Theft of 'Le Pigeon aux Petits Pois'
The story: Picasso's 'Le Pigeon aux Petits Pois' was among paintings stolen in 2010 from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Artist: Pablo Picasso. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'The Just Judges'
The story: Stolen in 1934, 'The Just Judges' is a panel of the Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. It remains missing. Artists: Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'The Concert'
The story: 'The Concert' by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most valuable unrecovered stolen artworks. It was taken in 1990 from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Artist: Johannes Vermeer. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'View of Auvers-sur-Oise'
The story: 'View of Auvers-sur-Oise' by Paul Cézanne was stolen from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on 1999 New Year's Eve. Artist: Paul Cézanne. Recovered: No.
Mystery of 'Portrait of a Young Man'
The story: 'Portrait of a Young Man' by Raphael was confiscated by the Nazis in Poland during WWII and never returned. Artist: Raphael. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb'
The story: The lower left panel of the Ghent Altarpiece titled 'The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb' was stolen during WWII and never recovered. Artist: Jan van Eyck. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'Storm on the Sea of Galilee'
The story: Rembrandt's only seascape painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and has not been recovered. Artist: Rembrandt. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'Duchess of Devonshire'
The story: Gainsborough's 'Duchess of Devonshire' was stolen from a gallery in London in 1876 and returned 25 years later. Artist: Thomas Gainsborough. Recovered: Yes.
Theft of 'Charing Cross Bridge, London'
The story: 'Charing Cross Bridge, London' by Claude Monet was one of several paintings taken during the 2012 Rotterdam Kunsthal heist. Artist: Claude Monet. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid'
The story: This painting by Vermeer was stolen from Russborough House, Ireland, in 1974, and was recovered later. Artist: Johannes Vermeer. Recovered: Yes.
Theft of 'Child with a Soap Bubble'
The story: Attributed to Rembrandt, 'Child with a Soap Bubble' was stolen from a museum in Nice in 1999 and recovered in 2014. Artist: Attributed to Rembrandt. Recovered: Yes.
Theft of 'The Boy in the Red Vest'
The story: Cézanne's 'The Boy in the Red Vest' was stolen from a Swiss museum in 2008, but was recovered in Serbia in 2012. Artist: Paul Cézanne. Recovered: Yes.
Theft of 'The Painter on His Way to Work'
The story: Van Gogh's 'The Painter on His Way to Work' was believed to be destroyed in a fire during WWII, but some think it may still exist. Artist: Vincent van Gogh. Recovered: Possibly destroyed.
Mystery of the 'Amber Room'
The story: The 'Amber Room' was a chamber with amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, stolen by Nazis during WWII from the Catherine Palace in Russia. Artist: Unknown. Recovered: No, recreated later.
Theft of 'Portrait of Francis Bacon'
The story: Lucian Freud's 'Portrait of Francis Bacon' was stolen in 1989 from a gallery in Berlin. Artist: Lucian Freud. Recovered: No.
Theft of 'The Taking of Christ'
The story: Caravaggio's 'The Taking of Christ' was thought to be lost or destroyed, but was rediscovered in 1990 in a Jesuit residence in Ireland. Artist: Caravaggio. Recovered: Yes, but was not known as stolen.
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