Landscape with Obelisk

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.

Landscape with Obelisk
ArtistGovert Flinck
Year1638
TypeOil on wood
Dimensions54.5 cm × 71 cm (21.5 in × 28 in)
LocationWhereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990

Provenance

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

References
  1. "Landscape with Obelisk, 1638 (oil on wood)". Bridgeman Images. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. Vigderman, Patricia. The Memory Palace of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Hol Art Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-936102-24-2.
  3. "Stolen Art and the F.B.I." The New York Times. November 18, 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. "The Gardner Museum Theft". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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