Isabella Stewart Gardner
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Isabella Stewart Gardner was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Gardner in 1888
Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1888 painting by John Singer Sargent
Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice (1894), by Anders Zorn (Gardner Museum)
Mrs. Gardner in White (1922), by Sargent
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tap
Isabella Stewart Gardner
…Stewart Gardner (née Stewart; April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner was noted for her intellectual curiosity and love of travel. She was a friend of noted artists and writers of the day, including…
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Gardner Museum in 2012, original building at right
The Rape of Europa (1562) by Titian is one of the most famous works in the museum
Glass skylights illuminate the central atrium of the original building