Van Gogh Museum Research Paper

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Two Vincent van Gogh paintings that were stolen from a museum in Amsterdam more than a decade ago have been recovered by anti-mafia police in Naples, Italy.

News of the recovery was made Friday by the Van Gogh Museum. The announcement came after museum curators inspected the two paintings at the request of Italian authorities. According to the museum the curators "drew a firm conclusion: They are the real paintings!"

The two Van Gogh paintings were stolen from the museum in 2002 in a heist that generated intense conversations across the globe. The paintings have been missing for 14 years. The art historical value of the Van Gogh paintings for the collection is huge, and the museum is looking forward to their return.

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"The paintings have been found!" said Axel Rüger, director of the Van Gogh Museum. For someone who had lost hope that these important paintings will ever be recovered, his excitement was understandable.

Axel Rüger noted that the museum owned a debt of gratitude to Dutch and Italian authorities whose efforts led to the recovery of the Van Gogh paintings. The paintings were discovered by a specialized Guardia di Finanza team during a drug raid on the Camorra crime clan. Along with the priceless paintings, properties valued at tens of millions of Euros were also seized by police.

The two stolen Van Gogh paintings have sustained some damages. A part of the damage was caused by inadequate preservation. Additional damages were also identified by the curators that inspected them. The museum notes:

"The frames round both paintings have been removed. The painting Seascape at Scheveningen (1882) has been damaged. The paint in the bottom left corner has broken away on a surface of circa 5 x 2 cm. The stolen canvas Congregation leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen (1884/85) looks undamaged at first sight, apart from a few minor damages at the edges of the
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