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an infamous rembrandt makes a cameo in the new knives out 2740706

A reproduction of Rembrandt's stolen masterpiece, *Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee* (1633), appears in the new Netflix film *Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man*. The painting, one of 13 works stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, is seen briefly in a character's study. The museum confirmed the use was not a collaboration, noting the image was used without permission.

This cameo highlights the painting's enduring presence in popular culture, appearing in other series like *Cobra Kai* and *Lupin*, while the actual artwork remains missing. Concurrently, the museum is completing a major restoration of the Dutch Room, the original gallery from which the Rembrandt and other works were stolen, aiming to preserve Isabella Stewart Gardner's original vision.