Two Peas In A Pod
The two artworks that the French and Dutch governments purchased were both of one couple: Oopjen Coppit and Maerten Soolmans. Rembrandt painted them in 1634 when they had been married for just one year. Both canvases were 83 by 53 inches in size. But how much did each piece go for? Both parted ways with Christie’s auction house for a whopping $95 million apiece! Most people cannot imagine earning even close to that much money, let alone spending it on art.
Two Peas In A Pod
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Unfortunately, anything worth this much was bound to entice criminals, and art thieves have targeted Rembrandt’s works more than once. It was during 1972 that three men planned and executed a heist that resulted in the theft of a Rembrandt artwork. It was around midnight that the crew scaled the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ skylight. They were armed and wore masks. They made short work of the guards and restrained them before dashing out the building with a haul of jewelry and paintings. Rembrandt’s “Landscape with Cottages” artwork was among the loot, and it has never been rescued.
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