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Landscape with Obelisk

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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

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

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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

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References

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  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.