The Nazi Art Mystery (Part 1 of 3)

Detectives Don't Sleep

NOISER

True Crime, Fiction, History, Drama

4.6 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In 2014, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand hears about a controversial artwork that someone is offering for sale on the black market - a pair of monumental bronze horses by one of Hitler’s favourite sculptors. Like everyone else, Arthur thought the statues had been destroyed in the war. So are they genuine? Or is the whole thing a daring hoax? And who is behind it? Arthur fears the sellers are violent neo-Nazis who will use the proceeds to fund their terrorist activities. To thwart their plans, he must enter a shadowy world of dodgy art dealers and Nazi sympathisers. A Noiser production, written by Roger Morris For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's February 2014.
0:07.0	As his plane touches down at Pisa Airport, Arthur Brand shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
0:17.0	At 6'3, he has to squeeze himself into the limited legroom available on a short haul flight.
0:23.6	He's impatient to be on his way, but the fastened seatbelt sign is still glowing.
0:29.6	Arthur is a freelance art detective, an expert who specializes in recovering stolen artifacts and exposing forgeries.
0:40.3	His resume is impressive and wide-ranging.
0:46.3	For example, in 2008, he helped recover treasure dating from 250 AD that had been looted from an archaeological site in Peru.
0:57.0	The fine-made headlines around the world, with more than a thousand objects worth over
1:04.0	60 million euros in total. You may have heard of it. At 45, the bespectacled Dutchman may not be the archetypal detective in a trench coat in fedora.
1:16.6	He seems more used to the inside of an art gallery than the mean streets, but it would be a mistake to underestimate Arthur.
1:24.6	He's worked with Scotland Yard, the Italian caribaniari, the Dutch, German, and Spanish
1:31.3	police, Interpol, have his number on speed dial. The reason he's so much in demand is that there
1:38.3	just aren't that many people who do his job, as he himself jokes, I am the best art detective, but I am the only art detective.
1:48.2	Some call him the Indiana Jones of the art world.
1:51.9	If the story you're about to hear is anything to go by, it's an apt description.
2:00.4	As soon as the seatbelt sign goes off, Arthur springs to his feet.
2:04.8	All around him, the other passengers are taking their belongings down from the overhead lockers,
2:10.2	excited that their holidays are about to begin.
2:13.5	But Arthur is traveling light.
2:15.5	He's determined to be on the soon as possible flight back to Amsterdam.
2:20.3	He's not here for the sun or the ice cream,
2:23.1	or to appreciate the countless Renaissance masterpieces that Tuscany is home to.
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