{"product_id":"the-medici-conspiracy-the-illicit-journey-of-looted-antiquities-from-italys-tomb-raiders-to-the-worlds-greatest-museums-paperback","title":"The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities-- From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCecilia Todeschini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begins, as stories do in all good thrillers, with a botched robbery and a police chase. Eight Apuleian vases of the fourth century B.C. are discovered in the swimming pool of a German-based art smuggler. More valuable than the recovery of the vases, however, is the discovery of the smuggler's card index detailing his deals and dealers. It reveals the existence of a web of \u003ci\u003etombaroli\u003c\/i\u003e -- tomb raiders -- who steal classical artifacts, and a network of dealers and smugglers who spirit them out of Italy and into the hands of wealthy collectors and museums. Peter Watson, a former investigative journalist for the \u003ci\u003eLondon Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and author of two previous expos's of art world scandals, names the key figures in this network that has depleted Europe's classical artifacts. Among the loot are the irreplaceable and highly collectable vases of Euphronius, the equivalent in their field of the sculpture of Bernini or the painting of Michelangelo. The narrative leads to the doors of some major institutions: Sothebys, the Getty Museum in L.A., the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York among them. Filled with great characters and human drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Medici Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e authoritatively exposes another shameful round in one of the oldest games in the world: theft, smuggling and duplicitous dealing, all in the name of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, television presenter and historian of intellectual movements. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Mind\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIdeas: A History from Fire to Freud\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe German Genius\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Atheists\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e -- and he has been published in twenty-six countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecilia Todeschini\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher and translator who has worked for the BBC, ITV, CBS, ABC, and NBC. She has covered papal conclaves as well as the great mafia trials in Italy among many other subjects.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.27 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48017908400387,"sku":"9781586484385","price":140.13,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/NTVJN25sc1BvVDkxSW93U2Y3YUpBUT09.webp?v=1777273396","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-sa\/products\/the-medici-conspiracy-the-illicit-journey-of-looted-antiquities-from-italys-tomb-raiders-to-the-worlds-greatest-museums-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}