{"id":14616,"date":"2014-06-04T15:35:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T15:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/blog\/?p=14616"},"modified":"2019-03-01T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T05:07:12","slug":"french-rembrandt-thief-turns-himself-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2014\/06\/french-rembrandt-thief-turns-himself-in\/","title":{"rendered":"French Rembrandt Thief Turns Himself In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A very interesting story about a man named Patrick Vialaneix who became so obsessed with a work by Rembrandt while growing up that at the young age of 28 he stole it. \u00a0The heist took place on the night of July 13, 1999 at a museum in Draguignan, France.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vialaneix kept the work in great condition while hiding it from his friends and family. \u00a0Fifteen years later, depression crept in and Vialaneix knew he had to remove the work from his house. \u00a0With help from a friend he handed over the work, valued at 40M euros to two men identified as insurance agents and received a check for 40,000 euros in return.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, the two men were arrested for putting the Rembrandt on the black market. \u00a0Hearing of the news and realizing the insurance agents were frauds, Vialaneix knew he had to turn himself in to authorities. \u00a0Vialaneix was ready for his prison sentence but since the statute of limitations were well beyond its limits, Vialaneix remains a free man.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artnews.com\/2014\/05\/28\/french-rembrandt-thief-lives-real-life-version-of-goldfinch-story\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Rembrandt_Soap-Bubbles_600-271x300\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Rembrandt_Soap-Bubbles_600-271x300.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artnews.com\/2014\/05\/28\/french-rembrandt-thief-lives-real-life-version-of-goldfinch-story\/\">French Rembrandt Thief Lives Real-Life Version of \u2018Goldfinch\u2019 Story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very interesting story about a man named Patrick Vialaneix who became so obsessed with a work by Rembrandt while growing up that at the young age of 28 he stole it. \u00a0The heist took place on the night of &hellip; 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