Conspiracy Theories
The investigator Alain Lacoursière cooked up a theory regarding the heist. He expanded on his ideas with Radio-Canada in 2017. According to Alain, “There were rumors at the time that members of the Mafia here were trying to construct a ship and that the canvases would be rolled up and put in the hold during construction. They are probably decorating the home or palace of a Russian, Italian or French Mafia member who may have exchanged them for drugs [or] weapons,”
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Then there was the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. This was a criminal operation that resulted in the biggest art robbery in history! Rembrandt’s artworks were once again targeted and two were snatched. Tragically, Rembrandt’s only ocean-themed artwork, “Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee”, was lifted. “A Lady and Gentleman in Black” was also stolen. Both artworks were completed in 1633. In the end, a total of 13 pieces were taken by the master thieves.
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