No, The Gardner Museum’s Stolen Rembrandt Is Not in the Epstein Files, Despite Claims in a Viral Video

ARTnews reports that a viral video falsely claimed the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s stolen Rembrandt is referenced in the so-called “Epstein files.” The article states there is no evidence that the Rembrandt taken in the 1990 Gardner Museum theft appears in those records, and it contextualizes the claim as misinformation circulating online. The piece reiterates that the Gardner Museum theft remains unsolved and continues to generate speculation.

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