Art Detective丨Book 'Hitler's Horses' (18 languages)丨'Art detective will forever be a cool job title.' (Dan Brown after my recovery of the 'Blood of Jesus')https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mlppj3hfvc2gHere we are:13 May 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlppj3hfvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mllkeu6ows2uUPDATE: The painting, looted from Goudstikker by the Nazis and now in the hands of the descendants of a Dutch Waffen-SS general, about which we reported earlier, has been returned! The family handed it over to journalist John van den Heuvel and myself.11 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllkeu6ows2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mlkwmzwlq22oOur latest discovery in English: Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/11/portrait-looted-nazis-home-dutch-ss-leader-family-toon-kelder-goudstikker-hendrik-seyffardt11 May 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkwmzwlq22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mlkiir3md22pBREAKING: A painting by Toon Kelder, looted by the Nazis from the famous Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, is still hanging in the house of the granddaughter of the notorious Nazi general Hendrik Seyffardt, head of the Dutch Waffen-SS. Seyffardt was liquidated by the resistance in 1943.11 May 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkiir3md22phttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mj7roukaws2iUpdate: Last week, the Rumanian helmet, stolen in 2025, along with 2 golden bracelets, were recovered by the Dutch police following a deal with the suspects. Apparantly, one of the suspects did not agree to the deal. That's why the third golden bracelet is still missing.11 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7roukaws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3miir5iuxgs2aBREAKING: The golden Romanian helmet of Coțofenești, which was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered. Great work by the Dutch police!02 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3miir5iuxgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3miir4rb2xk2aBREAKING: The golden Romanian helmet of Coțofenești, which was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered. Great work by the Dutch police!02 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3miir4rb2xk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3mifx5pwld22kThe painting Lentetuin by Vincent van Gogh, which was stolen in 2020 and recovered by me and the Dutch police in 2023, has been beautifully restored and can be seen again at the Groninger Museum starting today.01 Apr 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifx5pwld22khttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m65xn53zuk2hAfter months of depressing art-heist headlines - and now yet another museum hit in Switzerland (see link) - it’s time for some wins. Three spectacular recoveries are coming very soon! https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/21/robbers-overpower-guard-and-steal-dozens-of-ancient-gold-coins-from-swiss-museum21 Nov 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65xn53zuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m4foqkzlg22xIn the past three days, we have located two paintings from a famous collection that was stolen by the Nazis. One of them in particular is worthy of a movie. Soon more...30 Oct 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4foqkzlg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3z2gabgwk2rUncover the secrets of art theft like the recent Louvre Heist (and Hollywood's inaccuracies) with an Art Detective (me) and former art thief Okkie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzGs26X86i425 Oct 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3z2gabgwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3u76s7p3c2mWell, just a matter of time now: Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre. https://abcnews.go.com/International/intense-manhunt-louvre-suspects-continues-after-dna-found/story?id=126786718&cid=social_twitter_abcn23 Oct 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3u76s7p3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3u6qrq34s2mApparently these are the thieves getting away with the French Crown Jewels at the Louvre23 Oct 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3u6qrq34s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m3jxn56iv22rThieves just executed an armed heist at the Louvre, shattering display cases to steal historic diamonds once owned by Napoleon and Empress Josephine. The museum has been temporarily closed following the robbery. https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/le-musee-du-louvre-cible-dun-braquage-ce-dimanche-le-site-ferme-au-public-19-10-2025-DQII6PEIVVEDBM5KQMHDSCF6IM.php?at_variant=photo&at_creation=Le%20Parisien%20|%20Paris&at_campaign=Partage%20Twitter%20CM&at_medium=Social%20media19 Oct 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3jxn56iv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m2t7zaotck2pI was invited to the Netherlands' number 1 talk show, Eva Jinek, to join the legendary Dan Brown at the table to discuss his new book. What an honor and what a fantastic evening! He also signed his book and gave me the most beautiful compliment I’ve ever received (see photo).10 Oct 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2t7zaotck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3m2lzdohb3c2pAnother huge art theft, targeting gold. This time in Wales: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9zxdpwn73o07 Oct 2025 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lzdohb3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lz4buycfrk24Of this painting by Picasso, Dora Maar, only a black-and-white photo was known. The work has resurfaced, and now we can finally see it in color. It will be auctioned at Drouot auction house. It reminds me of the stolen Dora Maar which I recovered in 2019.18 Sep 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4buycfrk24https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lz2e7cklis26The second museum theft today: A nationwide hunt is underway after a priceless gold bracelet belonging to an ancient pharaoh disappeared from a museum in Cairo, Egyptian authorities say. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/pharaohs-gold-bracelet-missing-egypt-museum-rcna231823?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=68cae46847426f00011b9fd1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter17 Sep 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2e7cklis26https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lz23phdlis2mThieves have broken into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth $700,000 in the latest of a worrying series of robberies from cultural institutions, according to the museum. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-stolen-from-paris-natural-history-museum/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=86129902317 Sep 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz23phdlis2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lxzf4mohf22yLast night, the Musée National Adrien Dubouché in France was robbed of Chinese porcelain valued at 9,5 millions of euros. Organized groups targeting Chinese antiques are roaming Europe. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/09/04/museum-in-limoges-struck-by-a-9-5-million-porcelain-heist_6745044_30.html04 Sep 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzf4mohf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lxxfj3734c23The painting by Ghislandi, stolen and smuggled to Argentina after World War II by Nazi criminal Kadgien, and displayed above the sofa in his daughter's home, has been seized by Argentine police. More updates on looted WWII paintings to follow. Stay tuned.03 Sep 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxfj3734c23https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lxw3jas3ak2uUPDATE: Argentine police apparently recovered the Ghislandi. The painting, once owned by Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, was taken to Argentina in the 1940’s by Kadgien, an associate of Göring and SS member. https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/nazi-looted-painting-recovered-in-argentina-two-taken-into-custody.phtml03 Sep 2025 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxw3jas3ak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lx7fy6zih22rStory of the Day: Ghislandi's Portrait of a Lady, once owned by Jewish art dealer Goudstikker, was looted by the Nazis and acquired by SS member Kadgien. Kadgien fled to Argentina. Dutch journalists recently discovered the painting in photos of his daughter’s home, hanging above her sofa.25 Aug 2025 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7fy6zih22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lw7hsank6s2wThis week we are going to recover a painting that was stolen from a National Museum somewhere in Europe during WWII... Soon more.12 Aug 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7hsank6s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3ltoeofuhyk2bI just published my first YouTube-video. It’s in Dutch but you can add English subtitles in settings. About the 25 objects that I returned to the National Archives of the Netherlands. Many of these items are part of UNESCO World Heritage, stolen 10 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye8sDfUMnhc11 Jul 2025 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltoeofuhyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3ltjgwtrjwc2uBREAKING: In cooperation with the Amsterdam police, I have returned 25 precious objects to the National Archives of the Netherlands, one of the most renowned archives in the world. Many of these items are part of UNESCO World Heritage. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250709-dutch-art-sleuth-recovers-stolen-trove-of-unesco-listed-documents09 Jul 2025 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjgwtrjwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lqai4esqu22iHow an $18 pillow led to the recovery of a $2 million stolen Dutch painting. This is one of the craziest recovery-stories I have been involved in. Congrats to the great Cliff Schorer... Too bad the journalist forgot to mention my name. archive.ph/I64Uj https://archive.ph/I64Uj28 May 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqai4esqu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lpvpqw46hk27Soon...24 May 2025 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpvpqw46hk27https://bsky.app/profile/artdetective.bsky.social/post/3lnp5p2fu6k26Happy King's Day to all Dutch, wherever they are... My next recovery played an important role in Dutch/European history. Fascinating stuff.26 Apr 2025 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:5ogqbm7q76jnc6el2imfgeri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnp5p2fu6k26