Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a renowned art museum in Boston famous for its Venetian-style architecture, eclectic collection of European, Asian, and American art, and its still-unsolved 1990 art heist.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Context triple: [Boston, Massachusetts, hasCulturalInstitution, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections spanning ancient to contemporary art from around the world.
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Fogg Museum
The Fogg Museum is a prominent Harvard University art museum renowned for its extensive Western art collections and influential role in art historical research and teaching.
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Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute is a renowned art museum and research center in Williamstown, Massachusetts, celebrated for its collection of European and American paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts.
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Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums is a renowned art institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, comprising multiple museums and collections that support research, teaching, and public exhibitions.
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The Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection is a renowned modern art museum in Washington, D.C., celebrated for its intimate setting and pioneering collection of Impressionist and modern works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Target entity description: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a renowned art museum in Boston famous for its Venetian-style architecture, eclectic collection of European, Asian, and American art, and its still-unsolved 1990 art heist.
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A.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections spanning ancient to contemporary art from around the world.
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Fogg Museum
The Fogg Museum is a prominent Harvard University art museum renowned for its extensive Western art collections and influential role in art historical research and teaching.
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Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute is a renowned art museum and research center in Williamstown, Massachusetts, celebrated for its collection of European and American paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts.
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Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums is a renowned art institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, comprising multiple museums and collections that support research, teaching, and public exhibitions.
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The Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection is a renowned modern art museum in Washington, D.C., celebrated for its intimate setting and pioneering collection of Impressionist and modern works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art museum
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cultural institution ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architectOfExtension | Renzo Piano ⓘ |
| architecturalInspiration | Venetian palazzo ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Venetian-style palace ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Massachusetts
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Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| collectionType |
American art
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Asian art ⓘ European art ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ furniture ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ rare books ⓘ sculpture ⓘ tapestries ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| estimatedValueOfStolenWorks | 500000000 USD ⓘ |
| event | 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft ⓘ |
| extensionOpeningDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| famousFor |
1990 art heist
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Venetian-style architecture ⓘ eclectic art collection ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Isabella Stewart Gardner ⓘ |
| founder | Isabella Stewart Gardner ⓘ |
| governingBody | Board of Trustees of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ⓘ |
| hasCollectionStrength |
19th-century American painting
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Asian decorative arts ⓘ Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ Islamic art ⓘ Italian Renaissance art ⓘ |
| hasExtension | Renzo Piano-designed new wing ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
central courtyard
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cloistered galleries ⓘ concert hall ⓘ conservation lab ⓘ special exhibition space ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| legalConditionOnDisplay | galleries must remain as arranged by Isabella Stewart Gardner ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fenway–Kenmore
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surface form:
Fenway–Kenmore, Boston
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| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| name | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isabella Stewart Gardner ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| notableWorkInCollection |
A Lady and Gentleman in Black by Rembrandt (stolen)
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Chez Tortoni by Édouard Manet (stolen) ⓘ El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent ⓘ Landscape with Obelisk ⓘ
surface form:
Landscape with an Obelisk (attributed to Govaert Flinck) (stolen)
Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner by John Singer Sargent ⓘ The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) ⓘ The Rape of Europa by Titian ⓘ The Storm on the Sea of Galilee ⓘ
surface form:
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt (stolen)
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| numberOfWorksStolen | 13 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| overlooks | The Fens ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 25 Evans Way ⓘ |
| theftDate | 1990-03-18 ⓘ |
| theftStatus | unsolved ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ ⓘ |
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Spanish Cloister
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The Concert
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A Lady and Gentleman in Black by Rembrandt (stolen)
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A Lady and Gentleman in Black
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A Lady and Gentleman in Black by Rembrandt (stolen)
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Chez Tortoni
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist of 1990
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Chez Tortoni
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Chez Tortoni
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The Rape of Europa
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El Jaleo
Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner by John Singer Sargent
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Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner by John Singer Sargent
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Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner
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Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner by John Singer Sargent
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