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Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence, Caravaggio, 1609. 268 cm × 197 cm (106 in × 78 in) The Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence is a painting of the nativity of Jesus from 1609 by Italian painter Caravaggio. It has been missing since 1969 when it was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
Baby Jesus theft is the theft of figurines of the infant Jesus from outdoor public and private nativity displays during the Christmas season. It is an "enduring (and illegal) practice" according to New York Times journalist Katie Rogers, "believed to be part of a yearly tradition, often carried out by bored teenagers looking for an easy prank."
Many valuable paintings have been stolen.The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars.The US FBI maintains a list of "Top Ten Art Crimes"; [1] a 2006 book by Simon Houpt, [2] a 2018 book by Noah Charney, [3] and several other media outlets have profiled the most significant outstanding losses.
A baby Jesus was found at a fire station in Fort Collins, Colorado, after going missing from the town's Nativity scene. Four days after he was stolen from the tableau in the town, the baby Jesus ...
A baby Jesus figurine was returned to a Colorado nativity scene where it was stolen from just days before Christmas — and an apology note was left behind. The statuette was taken from the Old ...
This category is for well-known works of art which have been considered stolen (or articles about their theft) and are either missing or have been recovered. Cases of national dispute of ownership should not go in this category, even though in some cases they are considered art theft .
A baby Jesus figurine stolen from a Colorado nativity scene was returned, along with an apology note, less than a week before Christmas. The figurine was reported as stolen on Dec. 15 from a ...
The Nativity by Baldassare Peruzzi, which dates to 1515, is the first High Renaissance painting to enter a public collection in Northern Ireland. Christmas miracle hailed as ‘exceptionally rare ...