The Lost Masterpiece of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
In The Concert, Johannes Vermeer invites us into a quiet, sunlit Dutch room. We see three musicians: a young woman at a harpsichord, a man playing a lute, and a singing woman. [1] Sadly, you cannot see the original today. The Concert was stolen on March 18, 1990, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. [1] Today, empty frames remain hanging there as placeholders for the stolen art. [2]
The Baroque Style of Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic middle-class interior genre scenes of everyday life. [3] He painted in the Baroque period, using dramatic light. Double shadows on the background wall point to two open windows in his studio. [4] You can find similar works in our collection of the Baroque tradition. Buying the concert reproduction lets you hang this historic scene on your wall.
The Hidden Floor Tiles and Instruments
The black-and-white checkered floor tiles lead your eye through the room. Vermeer structured these black-and-white marble tiles by adapting and doubling the size of smaller ceramic tiles from his domestic residence. [4] A large stringed instrument lies on the floor next to a bow. A small stringed instrument lies partly obscured on the table under the carpet.
Dirck van Baburen and the Paintings on the Wall
The standing woman's dress has faded over time from its original vibrant ultramarine glaze to a gray-green hue. [4] Behind her hangs The Procuress by Dirck van Baburen. [1] We also sell a reproduction of Vermeer's own painting The Procuress. We offer many other paintings by Johannes Vermeer, including Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid.
Selecting Your Framed Reproduction of The Concert
We recreate this work as a Hand-Painted Oil Painting Reproduction on museum-grade linen canvas. The price starts from $350. Seven sizes are listed, but you can order the original proportion on our custom canvas size page. Explore our other highly regarded oil paintings to find the perfect companion piece for your home.
