A look at all the art work that was stolen from the Gardner Museum
By Heather Ciras Globe Staff,March 18, 2017, 11:47 a.m.
Thirteen works of art were taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on March 18, 1990. It took 81 minutes for thieves to enter, tie up guards, slash paintings from their frames, and escape. Here is a look at the pieces of art that have never been recovered:
To virtually tour the museum rooms where the art was stolen, explore this Google Art Project.
Johannes Vermeer, “The Concert”
Rembrandt, “The storm on the Sea of Galilee”Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, File / AP
Rembrandt, “Self-portrait”
Rembrandt, “A lady and gentleman in black”
Edouard Manet, “Chez Tortoni”AP
Edgar Degas, “Cortège aux environs de Florence”
Edgar Degas, “La sortie de pesage”
Edgar Degas, “Program for an artistic soirée, 1884 (charcoal on white paper)”
Edgar Degas, “Program for an artistic soirée, 1884 (a less-finished version, charcoal on buff paper)”