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One of the most notable true-criminal stories of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most vast art, Chor, Stephen Breitweer.
In this mesmerized picture of passion and flawed talent, The Stranger in the Woods’s best-selling writer brings us to the strange world of Breetavesar-as most thieves, he ever stole for money, keeping all his treasures in the same room where he could praise them.
For centuries, art works have been stolen from all over the world in countless ways, but no one has been as successful on it as the master thief Stephen Breightvizers. Moving over two hundred heirs over eight years – in museums and cathedrals across Europe – with his girlfriend, who worked as his lookout stole more than three hundred items, until all of it fell into fantastic fashion.
In the art thief, Michael Finkell brings us to the strange and attractive world of Breetavesar. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stolen for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasure in a pair of secret rooms, where he could admire them for his heart content. Due to a notable athleticism and a congenital ability to practically sustain any security system, Breetvizers managed to draw a breathtaking number of adventurous theft. Nevertheless, these strange talent faced the need to grow a growing disregard and score an addictive to the risk, ignoring the Breetvizer to stop his girlfriend’s argument – until a final work of Habris crashed everything.
It is a great story of art, crime, love and beauty at any cost.
Cover images: (top) Bat by Albrect Dureer. Bridgeman picture; ,
Customers say
Customers find this book fascinating from start to finish, describing it as an unforgettable page-turner with compelling writing and well-researched content. The book provides an interesting account of art theft and educates readers about art history, while offering a character study of a complex individual. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some finding it fast-paced while others say it gets boring at times.
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