The Concert (Vermeer)

The Concert
ArtistJohannes Vermeer
Yearcirca 1664
MediumOil on canvas
MovementDutch Golden Age painting
Dimensions72.5 cm × 64.7 cm (28.5 in × 25.5 in)
LocationWhereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990

The Concert (Dutch: Het concert) (c. 1664) is a painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a man and two women performing music. It was stolen on March 18, 1990, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and remains missing.[1] Experts believe it may be the most valuable stolen object in the world;[2][3] as of 2015, it was valued at US$250 million.[4]

  1. ^ "The $500 Million Gardner Museum Heist: Have You Seen These Paintings?". Time Magazine. March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Gardner Museum 2018, p. 32.
  3. ^ Boser 2009, p. 37.
  4. ^ Kurkjian 2015, p. 50.

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