Episode 45: The Gardner Heist, Part II

About this episode

This episode delves into the 13 works of art stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in March 1990, providing detailed insights into each piece.

**busts through wall** SHE’S BACK WITH A HALLOWEEN TREAT! That is, if you’re into 3.5-hour podcast episodes about stolen art. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, mostly because it never ends. This episode covers all 13 works stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in March 1990. Come for rarely shared information about 13 fascinating works of art and glace plombier, stay in spite of the amateur audio editing and frequent use of “Of the 13 works stolen from the Gardner Museum…” to open individual sections. What can I say? When you write and record separate sections over the course of 3 months, things happen. Do let me know if you notice any (major) audio issues by emailing stuffaboutthingspodcast@gmail.com. Remember: I am an art historian doing my best. Opening Narrative 3:40 Vermeer’s The Concert - 16:40 Rembrandt van Rijn, All Works - 46:30 Govaert Flinck, Landscape with an Obelisk - 1:29:15 Chez Tortoni - 1:52:00 Degas Drawings: 2:19:00 Eagle Finial - 2:51:00 Bronze Ku - 3:15:00 Conclusion - 3:37:00 Music credits: Kevin MacLeod - Brandenburg Concerto 4 Success Dreams (Hook Sounds) Kevin MacLeod - Unseen Presence Kevin MacLeod - Lone Harvest Kevin MacLeod - Virtutes…

Topics covered

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
• stolen art
• Vermeer
• Rembrandt
• Govaert Flinck
• Degas
• art history

Keywords

• art theft
• audio editing
• Halloween
• art historian

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Brandenburg Concerto 4, Success Dreams, Unseen Presence, Lone Harvest, Virtutes Instrumenti, Blue Feather, Touching Moments, Nervous Piano, Shadowlands, Ghostpocalypse

Books & works: All Works, The Gardner Heist, Of the 13 works stolen, The Concert, Landscape with an Obelisk, Brandenburg Concerto 4 Success Dreams, Virtutes Instrumenti, Blue Feather, Touching Moments, Nervous Piano

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