The true story of Canada's largest art heist

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Have you seen these paintings? Join Christeah (@professorpeachez) for a deep dive into one of Canada’s most bizarre crime stories: The robbery of the Montreal Museum of Fine Art Museum in 1972, a.k.a. The Skylight Caper. How did a daring, Hollywood-level heist like this actually happen? Where are the stolen paintings? Who's responsible? And why has almost no one heard of this incredible story? Watch the video to learn more! Motion Graphics/Editing: Gui Morilha Original Artwork: Noah Crowder Research Assistant: Amelia Smith Produced in association with CBC Creator Network. -------------- Special thanks to: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Featured artworks include: 1958.1200 Jan Brueghel le Vieux Bruxelles 1568 Anvers 1625 Paysage avec une charette Huile sur cuivre 19,05 x 26,67 cm Musée des beauxarts de Montréal, don de Mlle Jean Scott Photo MBAM 1958.1200 Jan Brueghel the Elder Brussels 1568 Antwerp 1625 Landscape with Wagon Oil on copper 19.05 x 26.67 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Miss Jean Scott Photo MMFA 1962.1345 JeanBaptiste Camille Corot Paris 1796 Villed'Avray 1875 La rêveuse à la fontaine 18551863 Huile sur toile 64,1 x 46,3 cm Musée des beauxarts de Montréal, don à la mémoire de M. et Mme William F. Angus Photo MBAM 1962.1345 JeanBaptiste Camille Corot Paris 1796 Villed'Avray 1875 The Dreamer at the Fountain 18551863 Oil on canvas 64.1 x 46.3 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Angus Photo MMFA 1955.1109 Pierre Paul Rubens Siegen 1577 Anvers 1640 Tête d'un jeune homme Huile sur toile ou papier, reportée sur panneau 53,34 x 41,91 cm Musée des beauxarts de Montréal, achat, fonds John W. Tempest et legs William Gilman Cheney Photo MBAM 1955.1109 Peter Paul Rubens Siegen 1577 Antwerp 1640 Head of a Young Man Oil on canvas or paper, transferred on panel 53.34 x 41.91 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, purchase, John W. Tempest Fund and William Gilman Cheney Bequest Photo MMFA 1945.910 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Leyde 1606 Amsterdam 1669 Paysage avec chaumières 1654 Huile sur panneau 25,4 x 39,37 cm Musée des beauxarts de Montréal, legs Adaline Van Horne Photo MBAM 1945.910 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Leiden 1606 Amsterdam 1669 Landscape with Cottages 1654 Oil on panel 25.4 x 39.37 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Adaline Van Horne Bequest Photo MMFA -------------- »Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe Find us at: http://cbc.ca/arts CBC Arts on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcarts CBC Arts on Instagram: http://instagram.com/cbcarts About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too. #ArtHeist #ArtCrime #Deepdive #videoessay