Photo: “The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah” by Jan Steen. Credit: Museum Bredius in The Hague
Photo: “The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah” by Jan Steen. Credit: Museum Bredius in The Hague
The Hague municipality has settled with an heir of a Jewish art dealer whose works were lost to the Nazis, including part of “The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah” by Jan Steen. AP via Washington Post.
At some point in its history, Steen’s original work was cut into several pieces, two of which were rejoined to create the current painting. According to the Museum Bredius website:
It is well to realize that, in spite of all the efforts, we are still dealing with the remaining middle part of a larger painting. The painting probably used to be much larger, especially on the left and the top side, possibly several decimeters. The kneeling couple might have been the centre of the composition. The restored parts are all that is left of a large, monumental composition. All one can do is to try to picture it in the mind’s eye.
The Rembrandt sketch stolen Saturday has been found in [correction: near] an Encino church. Richard Winton and Abby Sewell in Los Angeles Times.
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