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Looted art
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Looted art has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act or may be
The sack of Jerusalem, from the inside wall of the Arch of Titus, Rome
The sack of Jerusalem, from the inside wall of the Arch of Titus, Rome
Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Stanisław by Palma il Giovane was looted by Napoleon and returned to Warsaw in the 1820s. It was la
Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Stanisław by Palma il Giovane was looted by Napoleon and returned to Warsaw in the 1820s. It was later destroyed by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising.
The Sistine Madonna by Raphael, looted by the Soviets after World War II and returned to the Dresden Gallery (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister) in East Ger
The Sistine Madonna by Raphael, looted by the Soviets after World War II and returned to the Dresden Gallery (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister) in East Germany in 1955.
The so-called Priam's Treasure, discovered at and illegally taken from Troy by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. It disappeared in 1945 fr
The so-called Priam's Treasure, discovered at and illegally taken from Troy by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. It disappeared in 1945 from a protective bunker in Berlin to which it had been transferred from the Berlin State Museums and reappeared in September 1993 at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
Looting
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Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters, or rioting. The proceeds of al
Looted art
…Looted art has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act or…
Cartoon mocking the Napoleonic looting of art by French troops
Cartoon mocking the Napoleonic looting of art by French troops
The sacking and looting of Mechelen by Spanish troops led by the Duke of Alba, 2 October 1572
The sacking and looting of Mechelen by Spanish troops led by the Duke of Alba, 2 October 1572
Representation of some Roman soldiers in front of the collected loot (gouache by Pehr Hörberg of 1791)
Representation of some Roman soldiers in front of the collected loot (gouache by Pehr Hörberg of 1791)
Vandalized and looted Aldi store during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis, 28 May 2020
Vandalized and looted Aldi store during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis, 28 May 2020