Name: Raiders of the Lost Art
Uploaded: 2022-09-20T23:01:50.000Z
Description: Throughout history, some of the world's most amazing works of art have simply disappeared. Through re-enactment, rare archive, and expert comment we see how these treasures were looted, stolen or vanished into the archives.

Throughout history, some of the world's most amazing works of art have simply disappeared. Through re-enactment, rare archive, and expert comment we see how these treasures were looted, stolen or vanished into the archives. 

Indigenius

In Munich in 2013 a giant haul of missing masterpieces was discovered.

Hitler's Dealer

Each year Carl Fabergé made a, one of a kind Easter egg for the Tsar's family.

Fabergé Eggs

When Van Gogh died he was a complete unknown, his paintings fetching under 10 dollars.

Vincent Van Gogh

During WWII the Nazis plundered some of the world's greatest art works as they tore across Europe. We find out how the Allies tracked them down, what they saved and what it still missing to this day.

Monuments Men

The story of the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 from the Louvre and how Pablo Picasso was accused if the crime.

Leonardo da Vinci

The Dutch didn't appreciate what they had. For 200 years Vermeer was completely forgotten.

Vermeer

One of the world's most famous works of art had been stolen on numerous occasions; Thieves in 1994 even left a message saying "Thanks for the poor security".

Stealing The Scream

Painted during Vienna's cultural heyday, Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele" was confiscated by the Nazis during WWII.

Kilmt Gustav's Gold

These works that span Rembrandt's entire adult life have been scattered across the globe and had a life and history all their own.

The Many Faces Of Rembrandt

It took nearly three centuries for el greco's paintings to be truly appreciated. no artist has ever been more ahead of his time.

EL Greco Lost In Time

Leonardo da vinci is believed by many to have been the most talented individual who ever lived.

The Lessons of Leonardo

Jan van eyck left behind a remarkable legacy of works, including the spectacular ghent altarpiece.

The Elusive Van Eyck

Painted for the arrival of Paul Gaugin in Arles, this set of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh has gone on an astonishing journey ever since.

Van Goghs Seven Sunflowers

Capturing the changing nature of light was the lifelong obsession of claude monet, the father of impressionism.

Monet First Impressions

Johannes Vermeer was all but forgotten for centuries and this iconic work lay dormant, overlooked before it was rediscovered.

Vermeer Lost Pearl of Delft

Paul Cezanne inspired the most lauded artists of the 20th century, but he struggled for years to achieve anywhere near the levels of success.

Capturing Cezanne

Joseph Mallord william turner was hailed as a prodigy from an early age and he went on to have a remarkably successful painting career.

Turner Leading Light

Raphael forms the trinity of great masters of the italian high renaissance... alongside Leonardo and Michelangelo.

Raiders of the Lost Art

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