Two priceless paintings by Vincent Van Gogh are once again hanging in an Amsterdam museum 14 years after being stolen by the mafia.<br /><br /> The works, 1882’s “View of the Sea at Scheveningen” and the 1884 “Congregation Leave the Reformed Church in Nuenen”, are from a period that was crucial to the post-impressionist master’s development as a painter.<br /><br /> Each work has been valued by investigators at 50 million euros.<br /><br /> They were discovered last year deep in the heart of Italy last year, hidden behind a false wall in a villa.<br /><br /> They vanished in 2002 after thieves broke into the museum. The owner of the villa where they were found is accused of running a cocaine traffiking ring.<br /><br /> Today, as 2 stolen #VanGogh paintings return to public view at the vangoghmuseum, one of the thieves speaks out: https://t.co/ygGcBID4Hy— Van Gogh: The Life (VanGoghTheLife) March 21, 2017<br />
