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| artist=[[Édouard Manet]]
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'''''Chez Tortoni''''' is a painting by the French artist [[Édouard Manet]], painted ca. 1875. The oil-on-canvas painting measures {{convert|26|x|34|cm}}.<ref name="FBI">{{cite web | url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/march/reward-offered-for-return-of-stolen-gardner-museum-artwork/image/hi-res/chez-tortini-manet/view | title=Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1878–1880 | publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation | accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> The painting hung in the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]] of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] prior to its [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft|theft in 1990]] and it has not yet been recovered.<ref>{{cite book |last=Moynihan |first=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYkcpReJx9QC&pg=PA15 |title=Perfect.: The Encyclopedia of Perfection |date=18 July 2012 |publisher=Adams Media |isbn=978-1-4405-4019-6 |page=15}}</ref> A $10 million reward is offered for the return of ''Chez Tortoni'' and the other stolen items.<ref name="FBI" />
'''''Chez Tortoni''''' is a painting by the French artist [[Édouard Manet]], painted ca. 1875. The oil-on-canvas painting measures {{convert|26|x|34|cm}}.<ref name="FBI">{{cite web | url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/march/reward-offered-for-return-of-stolen-gardner-museum-artwork/image/hi-res/chez-tortini-manet/view | title=Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1878–1880 | publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation | accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> The painting hung in the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]] of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] prior to its [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft|theft in 1990]] and it has not yet been recovered.<ref>{{cite book |last=Moynihan |first=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYkcpReJx9QC&pg=PA15 |title=Perfect.: The Encyclopedia of Perfection |date=18 July 2012 |publisher=Adams Media |isbn=978-1-4405-4019-6 |page=15 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A $10 million reward is offered for the return of ''Chez Tortoni'' and the other stolen items.<ref name="FBI" />


==Description==
==Description==
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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
The painting was featured in a background scene in [[The Vampire Diaries (season 3)|season 3, episode 1]] ("The Birthday") of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''. It also appeared in [[Lupin (French TV series)#Part 3 (2023)|season 3, episode 3]] of the French Netflix series ''[[Lupin (French TV series)|Lupin]]''.
The painting was featured in a background scene in [[The Vampire Diaries (season 3)|season 3, episode 1]] ("The Birthday") of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''. It also appeared in [[Lupin (French TV series)#Part 3 (2023)|season 3, episodes 3 and 5]] of the French Netflix series ''[[Lupin (French TV series)|Lupin]]''.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 28 March 2024

Chez Tortoni
ArtistÉdouard Manet
Yearc. 1875
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions26 cm × 34 cm (10 in × 13 in)
LocationWhereabouts 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

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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]

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1878–1880". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ Moynihan, Tom (18 July 2012). Perfect.: The Encyclopedia of Perfection. Adams Media. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4405-4019-6.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Houpt, Simon (2006). Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft. Sterling Pub. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-4027-2829-7.
  4. ^ McConkey, Kenneth (1 January 1995). Impressionism in Britain. Yale University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-300-06334-9.
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