Topic: Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn: The story behind the Google Doodle

Google features a self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn in celebration of the Dutch artist's 407th birthday on Monday.

Rembrandt van Rijn: A Dutch master remembered in a Google Doodle (+video)

Monday would have been the 407th birthday of acclaimed Dutch artist, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Google is honoring the day with one of Rembrandt's some 90 self-portraits.

Chapter & Verse Gardner heist: Journalist Ulrich Boser discusses the history behind the famous theft

Will the paintings stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ever reappear? Boser addresses these and other questions about the heist, including the plan the thieves may have had and why Boston takes the theft so personally.

Isabella Stewart Gardner: 5 books about the world's most audacious art theft

These five books – fiction and nonfiction – share a connection to the notorious March 18, 1990, theft of 13 masterworks from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

23 years after $500 million art heist, a breakthrough

FBI says it knows who pulled off the 1990 art heist at Boston's Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. The stolen Rembrandt, Manet, and other art works were taken to Connecticut and Philadelphia after the heist.  

11 essential books for dog lovers

Here are 11 must-read books for dog lovers. 

Spiritual stewards

A Christian Science perspective.

Verbal Energy Earworms and the 'mononymous' phenomenon

Doing a spell-check on a pop singer's name, the Monitor's language columnist is reminded how writers can get words, as well as music, 'stuck' in their ears.

Verbal Energy Something we should stop having done

A news story from London's National Gallery illustrates the trouble with something people say every day.

Picasso painting stolen in Greece during art heist

A Picasso and a Mondrian were stripped from their frames at Greece's biggest state art museum.

Bestselling books the week of 8/25/11, according to IndieBound*

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07/26/2011 05:34 pm

Stealing Rembrandts, by Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg

The stranger-than-fiction truth about how and why the works of Rembrandt are so frequently stolen
07/14/2011 08:05 am

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Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writing on Politics, Ice Cream, Churchill, and My Mother

This uneven collection of essays highlights Schama’s charm but tries to cover too much ground.
05/02/2011 07:05 am

Royal wedding: So who owns the crown jewels?

Royal wedding puts spotlight on a family that has plenty of assets. But most of those on display during the royal wedding are owned by the government.
04/29/2011 11:59 am

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Gallery Famous art heists