In 2002, thieves swiped the Dutch painter's pieces, named 'View of the Sea at Scheveningen' and 'Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen,' from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, stolen from a museum 17 years ago, have finally returned to the public eye.the Dutch painter's pieces, named"View of the Sea at Scheveningen" and"Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen," from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. They used a ladder to access the museum roof and broke in.After a 14-year search and an investigation into a group linked to the Italian mafia, authorities recovered the paintings in Italy in 2016.
"We are delighted to be able to put these significant works in our collection back on display in the museum, where they belong," museum director Axel Ruger said in a"The conservators have done a brilliant job and the paintings will now go back on permanent display in their full glory, for everyone to see."The paintings, which date from the 1880s, underwent conservation treatment before they returned to public display.
Fortunately,"Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen," sustained hardly any damage, the museum said. The painting depicts the church in Nuenen, a city in the Netherlands, where Van Gogh's father was the minister.
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