Art Stolen From Gardner Museum
‘The Concert,' By Johannes Vermeer
The Vermeer is generally considered the rarest and most valuable of the lost treasures — at least partly because so few of his paintings are known to exist.
‘A Lady And Gentleman In Black,’ By Rembrandt Van Rijn
“A Lady And Gentleman In Black” is probably Rembrandt’s first double portrait including both figures on the same canvas.
‘Christ In The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee,’ By Rembrandt Van Rijn
This is one of Rembrandt’s most dramatic and dynamic images, of Jesus and his disciples enduring a storm on rough waters.
‘Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man,’ By Rembrandt Van Rijn
In a bill of sale, this etching is referred to as “Rembrandt with three mustaches,” since he has a mustache on his lip, some hair on his chin, and even...
‘Landscape With Obelisk,’ By Govaert Flinck
For many years, this haunting little landscape was thought to be by Rembrandt.
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‘Chez Tortoni,’ By Édouard Manet
“Chez Tortoni” is a perfect example of Manet's spontaneous paintings of cafe society in Paris during the last 19th century.
‘Cortège Sur Une Route Aux Environs De Florence,’ By Edgar Degas
This is one of Degas earlier drawings of scenes that include horses. Two others were also stolen from the Gardner Museum.
‘Three Mounted Jockeys,’ By Edgar Degas
“Three Mounted Jockeys” (1885-1888) is a large, unfinished ink drawing (about 12-by-9½ inches), with some touches of oil paint that was stolen from the Gardner Museum's Short Gallery.
‘La Sortie De Pesage,’ By Edgar Degas
This small watercolor of two horses and their jockeys lining up and being led into the track is perhaps the most important of the stolen Degas.
'Program For An Artistic Soirée,' By Edgar Degas
This piece, along with "Study 2," are 12-by-8-inch charcoal sketches from 1884, both studies for a program “for an artistic soiree,” one a little more finished than the other.
‘Program For An Artistic Soirée, Study 2,’ By Edgar Degas
This piece and the first study are 12-by-8-inch charcoal sketches from 1884, both studies for a program “for an artistic soiree,” one a little more finished than the other.
A Bronze Eagle Finial
The 10-inch tall bronze eagle that was stolen from the Gardner formed the decorative top of a flagpole to which was attached a silk flag from Napoleon’s First Regiment of...
Shang Dynasty Gu
This 10-inch tall ancient Shang dynasty bronze beaker was one of the oldest objects in the entire collection, and by far the oldest of the stolen objects.