Our understanding of the most important aspects of Roman art suffers from a lack of context.
Master Thieves by Stephen Kurkjian
Posted on 30 August 2015
An engaging, up-to-date exploration of the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum art heist.
Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime: I’m developing a free online course!
Posted on 22 August 2015
This is really quite exciting!
Den of thieves: When art is stolen from a Latin American church it’s everyone’s loss
Posted on 6 March 2014
Six massive paintings by 18th Century painter Tomás de Merlo were stolen
Licit antiquities: The Art of Marian Maguire
Posted on 6 February 2012
In a slight departure from the usual, today I want to talk about totally licit art.
Neurologically speaking, ascribed “authenticity” matters to us
Posted on 22 December 2011
“Authenticity” is such an interesting part of art crime and illicit antiquities research.