Landscape with Obelisk
| Landscape with Obelisk | |
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| Artist | Govert Flinck |
| Year | 1638 |
| Type | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 54.5 cm × 71 cm (21.5 in × 28 in) |
| Location | Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990 |
Landscape with Obelisk is a painting by Dutch artist Govert Flinck, painted in 1638. The oil-on-wood painting measures 54.5 by 71 centimetres (21.5 in × 28.0 in).[1] It was formerly attributed to Rembrandt.[2] The painting hung in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, prior to being stolen in 1990.
Provenance[edit]
The painting hung in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, prior to being stolen on March 18, 1990.[3] The painting has not resurfaced. A $5 million reward, since doubled to $10 million, is offered for the return of the stolen items.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Landscape with Obelisk, 1638 (oil on wood)". Bridgeman Images. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Vigderman, Patricia. The Memory Palace of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Hol Art Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-936102-24-2.
- ^ "Stolen Art and the F.B.I." The New York Times. November 18, 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "The Gardner Museum Theft". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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