b'Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton inspect looted art | National Archives | Public Domain Saint Peter in Tears, Oil on Canvas, 1650-1655 | Bilbao Fine Arts Museum | Public DomainLost Art: The Stories of Missing Masterpieces The Surprising Lives ofBroadcast November 1421 Christian SaintsThrough theft, vandalism, war, even purposeful destruction, the number of missingBroadcast November 22December 10masterpieces (were aware of) would fill a collection larger than those in all the worldsSurveying the history of Christian sainthood, museums combined! This includes the lost scrolls of the Library of Alexandria, treasuresEmily Graham not only takes us through stolen by the Nazis, and numerous works by van Gogh, Rembrandt and Matisse. But,the biographies, but also provides broader who steals art, and why are so few missing pieces ever recovered? Two questions amongcontext of the times in which these saints many that art historian and art crime expert Noah Charney answers. Youll appreciate thelived. Along the way, youll learn how these art, the stories, the characters, and certainly the mysteries remaining. Best-selling authoreveryday peoplefrom Peter, Mary Magdalen and art historian Noah Charney specializes in the study of art crime and forgeries. He hasand Francis of Assisi to lesser-known soulstaught at Yale, Brown, the American University of Rome, and the University of Ljubljana. were canonized to sainthood, and why they matter to Christianity today. Youll discover one of the things these saints share is that they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things, from negotiating political strife to championing the poor. Its an enlightening journey filled with illuminating stories and a cast of unforgettable figures. Emily Graham is an Associate Professor of History at Oklahoma State University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Medieval History and Studies in Church History.52'