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The Concert (Vermeer)
| The Concert | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Johannes Vermeer |
| Year | circa 1664 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Dutch Golden Age painting |
| Dimensions | 72.5 cm × 64.7 cm (28.5 in × 25.5 in) |
| Location | Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990 |
The Concert (Dutch: Het concert) (c. 1664) is a painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a man and two women performing music. It was stolen on March 18, 1990, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and remains missing.[1] Experts believe it may be the most valuable stolen object in the world;[2][3] as of 2015, it was valued at US$250 million.[4]
- ^ "The $500 Million Gardner Museum Heist: Have You Seen These Paintings?". Time Magazine. March 18, 2013.
- ^ Gardner Museum 2018, p. 32.
- ^ Boser 2009, p. 37.
- ^ Kurkjian 2015, p. 50.
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