Chez Tortoni
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| Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Year | c. 1875 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 26 cm × 34 cm (10 in × 13 in) |
| Location | Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990 |
Chez Tortoni is a painting by the French artist Édouard Manet, painted ca. 1875. The oil-on-canvas painting measures 26 by 34 centimetres (10 in × 13 in).[1] The painting hung in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, United States prior to its theft in 1990 and it has not yet been recovered.[2] A $10 million reward is offered for the return of Chez Tortoni and the other stolen items.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The painting depicts an unidentified gentleman sitting at a table in the Café Tortoni de Paris while drawing on a sketchpad.[3] A half-empty glass of beer stands on the table.[4]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]The painting was featured in a background scene in season 3, episode 1 ("The Birthday") of The Vampire Diaries. It also appeared in season 3, episodes 3 and 5 of the French Netflix series Lupin. It also appeared in L'Art du crime, season 6, episodes 1 and 2, "La nouvelle Olympia". A description of the painting and its theft were discussed in the opening of Darknet Diaries episode 147, "Tornado", by Jack Rhysider.
See also
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References
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