Canadian Critics
Unfortunately, anything worth this much was bound to entice criminals, and art thieves have targeted Rembrandt’s works more than once. It was during 1972 that three men planned and executed a heist that resulted in the theft of a Rembrandt artwork. It was around midnight that the crew scaled the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ skylight. They were armed and wore masks. They made short work of the guards and restrained them before dashing out the building with a haul of jewelry and paintings. Rembrandt’s “Landscape with Cottages” artwork was among the loot, and it has never been rescued.
Canadian Critics
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