Rembrandt's painting "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee" was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston on March 18, 1990, along with 12 other works of art. The theft is considered one of the largest and most audacious art heists in history, and the paintings have never been recovered.
The thieves, two men disguised as police officers, gained entry to the museum shortly after midnight and spent over an hour inside. They cut the security wires, bypassed the motion detectors, and used crowbars to pry open the locked doors of several galleries. They then calmly took the paintings they wanted and left without a trace.
The FBI has been investigating the theft for over 30 years, but no arrests have been made and no leads have been found. The total value of the stolen art is estimated to be over $500 million.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum continues to offer a $10 million reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen paintings. The museum also displays the empty frames where the paintings once hung as a reminder of what was lost.
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