“Rembrandt in a Red Beret” remained in legal limbo for 20 years, in the care of the National Gallery of Art. It was studied, described as “very badly damaged,” and partly restored.

The book, "Rembrandt in a Red Beret: The Vanishings and Reappearances of a Self-Portrait," unravels the tangled tale of a stolen canvas now in The Hague.