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Mystery Ongoing
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Ace
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 		Mystery Ongoing
I'm stumped as to what to even solve on this one myself. It's a series of paintings that aren't in Wikipedia that were, apparently, stolen so long ago that the police report is legally able to drink in America. Does anyone have any clue on what to do with this ancient art history lesson?

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So the clues lie in the names of the paintings. But finding a proper list of the stolen artwork is absurdly difficult. Even the Museum's web site doesn't have a proper list, and the two I can't find are the two in French. So I have no clue if they're correct or not. This is probably a case of the writer of the puzzle having stacks and stacks of art history books with information that isn't available online, much like me referencing a line from a specific translation of a book only printed in 1921 and being shocked that no one else knows it. I'm disappointed.


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Voratus
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 		If you click on the presented link, it will show you pictures of the stolen paintings. Something about them should look familiar and also different.

The second puzzle is where I'm currently stuck.

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caf
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 		Yeah, I'm stuck on the second part currently, too. It seems... vague.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:23 am
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merelyviral
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 		1. try to find the paintings and their real names
2. for the 2nd part, find a two-word expression that means the same thing

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:24 am
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Voratus
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 		Doh, now it's obvious.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:27 am
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Ace
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Joined: 22 Sep 2011
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 		Can anyone post a link to a list of the artworks stolen? I'm lucky I had a friend online that could write out the titles for me (the specific font and small size used in the image is too difficult for me to read), but I can't find the full list anywhere, and no one I know online right now knows French.

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caf
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 		There's a link in the puzzle description. Namely to: http://asset1.gardnermuseum.org/FILE/2921.pdf

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Ace
Boot

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caf wrote:
There's a link in the puzzle description. Namely to: http://asset1.gardnermuseum.org/FILE/2921.pdf


I'm on an older computer, that pdf file crashes my system. Is there a non pdf link anywhere, or is M once again punishing those of us that don't upgrade our systems on a regular basis?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:31 am
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locomotive
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 		part 2
Could you please give another hint for par 2 of the puzzle? I'm struggling.

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Ace
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Joined: 22 Sep 2011
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 		Okay, for those of us who cannot access pdf files for whatever reason, I found a complete link of the works on a regular web page. It is a link to the FBI, but I don't think they care as it's just a link to what was stolen:

http://www2.fbi.gov/hq/cid/arttheft/northamerica/us/isabella/isabella.htm

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Rogi Ocnorb
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 		Totally stuck for something to do with the first result.
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HSoup
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Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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 		This might help if you're stuck on the second part:

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Imagine the phrase relative to the theives, not as just a general saying.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:39 am
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locomotive
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 		thanks, but
HSoup wrote:
This might help if you're stuck on the second part:

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Imagine the phrase relative to the theives, not as just a general saying.


still not getting it Embarassed

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Ace
Boot

Joined: 22 Sep 2011
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 		Re: thanks, but
locomotive wrote:
HSoup wrote:
This might help if you're stuck on the second part:

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Imagine the phrase relative to the theives, not as just a general saying.


still not getting it Embarassed


Complete ditto. I feel like Rory trying to understand the Doctor, and knowing that there's a language barrier in the way.

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HSoup
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 		Ok...how about this than. Much more revealing hint:

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The title of the puzzle initially is a clue, as well.


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