#portrait of isabella stewart gardner

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Seated Scribe, variously attributed to Gentile Bellini or Costanzo da Ferrara, 1479-81

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John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Madame X, 1884

John Singer Sargent, Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1888

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John Singer Sargent ( American, 1856-1925 ) • Mrs. Gardner in White (Isabella Stewart Gardner) • watercolor on paper • 1922 • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840 - 1924) was an American patron of the arts who founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston to house the very remarkable collection she and her husband amassed during their travels abroad. She was an outgoing socialite who loved to travel and befriend the artists, writers, and intellectuals she met along the way. In addition to collecting master works abroad, she was a loyal friend and supporter of contemporary artists and in addition to purchasing their work became lifelong friends with many of them, including John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, and Dennis Miller Bunker.

Source: boldbrush.com

John Singer Sargent painted this portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner shortly after she had suffered a debilitating stroke, and he was working on the mural decoration for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She described this work as an informal sketch, and called it “a water-colour, not meant, I hope, to look like me.” The calmness of her pose and shroud-like swath of white fabric express an otherworldliness that bears little resemblance to her previous ebullient character. This is the last portrait of Isabella before her death in 1924.

Source: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Isabella Clara Eugenia

Painting by Frans Pourbus the Younger at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA.

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Hi Marzi!

I'm visiting Boston for the first time in a couple weeks! I was wondering if you had some recommendations for museums for another goth historical fashion minded person? Or neat cemeteries? I'd love to hear your preferences instead of a google search, if you would like to share. Thanks!

Cemeteries! We've got 'em. Highlights include King's Chapel, the Granary Burying Ground, Copp's Hill, the one on the Common, and Mount Auburn if you have time to get out into Cambridge. King's Chapel and Old North also have crypts, if you can get a tour thereof. THey do offer them; I just don't know the schedule.

Go see the Fashioning Sargent exhibit at the MFA, which is all about the clothing used in the famous Gilded Age portraits of John Singer Sargent, and the MFA in general. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is also amazing. Can't recommend the Gibson House enough- a house museum from 1860, and the perfect backdrop for goth photoshoots (just be nice to the tour guide and don't lag behind!). Not sure if the Nichols House is open year-round; I know Otis isn't, which is a pity. Those are both late 18th-early 19th century.

Check out the Public Library, too. The interior is incredible. Wander Beacon Hill soaking up the historical beauty. Try to get to Sewfisticated in Somerville for excellent deals on natural-fiber fabrics; you'll thank me when you get there, plus there's a four-story antique mall nearby. And in my opinion, Tatte has the best hot chocolate in the city.

Enjoy!

[vintagehomecollection]

The fifth-floor guest room is painted a soothing blue, as is the rest of the floor. The portrait to the right is believed to be of Isabella Stewart Gardner.

Private Palm Beach - Tropical Style, 1992

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by the way this is terrible picture quality but this is what I ended up doing with my wall last week. I still have to stick everything down more securely and I might make a few adjustments but I'm pretty satisfied.

I even made a shitty gallery guide:

1. Pictures of me with the 4 core members of Darlingside 2. Picture of me with Aaron Tveit 3.-4.   Carousel animal ornaments from the Smithsonian 5.-9.   Photo collages with my college friends 10.-12. Drawings of Les Amis de l'ABC as pigeons by me 13. Portrait of Victor Hugo by Alphonse Legros (Harvard Art Museums) 14.-15. Winnie-the-Pooh pencil drawings by E.H. Shepard (Victoria & Albert Museum) 16. Isabella Stewart Gardner museum, photo by Clements & Howcroft 17. Etching from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (British Library) 18. Cantica de Medicina by Avicenna (Boston Medical Library/Center for the History of Medicine) 19. Vanitas Still Life by Herman Henstenburgh (Morgan Library & Museum) 20. Mystique by Amy Brown 21. Art by Ulla Thynell 22. Medea by William Wetmore Story (MFA Boston) 23. Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water by JMW Turner (Clark Art Institute/MFA Boston) 24. Twilight by George Inness (Williams College Museum of Art) 25. Path to Shambhala by Nicholas Roerich (Nicholas Roerich Museum) 26. Star of the Hero by Nicholas Roerich 27. Palden Lhamo by Nicholas Roerich 28. First Touch (redraw of a still from Pride and Prejudice (2005)) by Kalogh on redbubble 29.-43. Art by @ullathynell (bought from artist's website, but she also has society6) 44. A Thousand Cranes (left screen) by Kayama Matazo (National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo) 45. Art of northern flicker by Sarah Martinez 46. Bird art by me 47. Cover design for Bury the Lede by Dora Lariat by me 48. "ex libris" book plates from my college English department 49. Ship with seven men, net and gull by Alfred Wallis (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge) 50. Farewell by @riisinaakka-draws 51. Piece of eight necklace 52. "Know no shame" inscription from Black Sails 53. Book of adventures by dandingeroz on redbubble 54. Farewell and Good Riddance to Skeleton Island by riisinaakka 55. The Walrus at Night by riisinaakka 56. The map from Treasure Island 57. Hush by @finngualart (SaskiaDeKorte) 58. Returned to the Sea by SaskiaDeKorte 59. Flint coloring page by SaskiaDeKorte, colored by me 60. Madi by riisinaakka 61. Longing by riisinaakka 62. Watercolour raven by SaskiaDeKorte

:)

And (doll tw) here's a "before" shot from a while back (I'd changed the curtain and taken down the mirror in between)

[liminalmemories21]

Happy nice ask week! What's your favorite museum you've visited? Or top five if you can't pick.

Oh we are definitely doing a top 5 here, no way I could pick just one.  And, I am not counting anything that might be considered a site vs a museum (so, none of the Gaudi houses, or the Alcazar in Sevilla, or the Newport Mansions, and definitely no religious sites or castles).

1 - The Musee d'Orsay in Paris, because not only is it dedicated to a period of art I particularly like, but also the museum itself is gorgeous - they reimagined the old Gare d'Orsay and turned the train station into a museum.

2 - The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh - partly because I did my Junior Year Abroad in Edinburgh and the museum was near the Divinity School library and I used to like to stop by in between classes and research and just pick a painting to look at for 15-20 minutes and destress.  But, also because it has one of my favorite deeply random paintings - Portrait of a Young Woman as St. Agatha with her breasts just hanging out on a plate (because St Agatha's martrydom involved having her breasts cut off, so they became her symbol) and sometimes the Renaissance was just weird.

3 - The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.  It is fairly small, and has a very niche subject matter.  But, the museum is in the shape of a shoe box (form meets function!).  And, as an example of stellar exhibit design it's hard to beat.  Also - shoes!

4 - The V&A in London, both because the collection is amazing, but also because they are always doing interesting exhibits on the history of fashion and textile.  Also, if you go, be sure to stay for lunch in the cafe - the food's pretty good, but you're really there for the architecture.

5 - The Isabella Stewart Gardner in Boston - look I get why they put an extension on the museum, and moved the entrance, but I'm not going to stop being bitter about it any time soon. You used to come in this dark corridor and then you'd suddenly emerge into the courtyard and it was spectacular.  TK's opinion on the ISG in Knave2 is very much my love affair with the ISG.

thank you for the ask!

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Mrs. Charles E. Inches (Louise Pomeroy), 1887

Oil on canvas

Married to a Boston physician, society hostess Louise Inches was known for her beauty.

Sargent, on his first working trip to the U.S., offered European sophistication to his clients, here summoning the elegant look of 18th-century French portraits. Critics commented on the painter's modernity, but also recognized historical connections; a Boston writer called Mrs. Inches "one of the most brilliant pieces of coloring that has been painted since the days of Titian." Just as at the Paris Salon, visitors to Sargent's 1888 exhibition in Boston were "like a conclave of ghouls at a banquet of human fiesh, tearing and rending the feast before them," according to one reporter. They compared Sargent's depictions with the people they knew. "Between those who thought them too beautiful and those who thought them not beautiful enough, all just speculation of method and execution was lost. It might have been a Jarley's wax works or Mme. Tussaud's exhibition." Others, in private, were less discreet: "I think Mrs. Inches looks as if she would bring you the head of Holofernes for the asking." wrote Fanny Lang to Isabella Stewart Gardner.

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today (3/18/2023) marks 33 years since the heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

in 1990, thirteen works of art were stolen from the museum when two men impersonating police officers were allowed into the museum to respond to a nonexistent disturbance. two security guards at the museum were bound and left in the basement of the museum. over an hour later (81 minutes) the two thieves left the museum with the 13 works (x). since the theft, the Museum has continued to work with the FBI and the and the Attorney General to recover these works and is currently offering up to $10.1 million in rewards for information leading to the return of the stolen works (x).

among the stolen works are several pieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, including his only known seascape, as well as numerous works by Edgar Degas. additionally, an ancient Chinese vessel dating from the 12th century BCE and a Napoleonic standard were taken.

The stolen works include:

The Concert (1663-66) by Johannes Vermeer

Chez Tortoni (c. 1875) by Édouard Manet

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (c. 1663) by Rembrandt van Rijn

Landscape with an Obelisk (1638) by Govaert Flinck

Leaving the Paddock (La Sortie du Pesage) (c. 19th century) by Edgar Degas

Study for the Programme de la soirée artistique du 15 juin 1884 (Galerie Ponsin) (1884) by Edgar Degas

Study for the Programme de la soirée artistique du 15 juin 1884 (Galerie Ponsin) (1884) by Edgar Degas

Ancient Chinese Gu, bronze, c. 12th century BCE

Eagle Finial: Insignia of the First Regiment of Grenadiers of Foot of Napoleon's Imperial Guard (1813-14) by Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Procession on a Road near Florence (Cortège sur une route aux environs de Florence) (1857-60) by Edgar Degas

Three Mounted Jockeys (Jockey à cheval) (c. 1885-88) by Edgar Degas

A Lady and Gentleman in Black (1633) by Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) by Rembrandt van Rijn

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 books0977

Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1888). John Singer Sargent

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Me next to a hero. "Mrs Jack" as she was known by all, Isabella Stewart Gardner, was a bold 19th Century force of nature who lived unapologetically on her own terms. Here she is painted by none other than an additional fave, John Singer Sargent. Her museum was willed to the public by her decree and I am so delighted to be researching more about her and the incredible circles of talent around her. (Photo by @mr_s_crane) -- #isabellastewartgardnermuseum #johnsingersargent #inspiration #VictorianGoth #Victorian #research #hero #portrait https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnw8zMZr5Lr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In addition to the usual bucket list of destinations, I also have two art bucket lists.... One is about Michelangelo and the other is about Johannes Vermeer.

My Vermeer Bucket List

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary - National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Diana and Her Companions - Mauritshuis, The Hague

The Procuress - Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window - Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

A Girl Asleep - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Little Street - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Officer with a Laughing Girl - Frick Collection, New York

The Milkmaid - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Wine Glass - Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Girl with the Wineglass - Herzog Anton-Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig

View of Delft - Mauritshuis, The Hague

Girl Interrupted at Her Music - Frick Collection, New York

Woman Reading a Letter - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Music Lesson - Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, England

Woman with a Lute - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Woman with a Pearl Necklace - Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Woman with a Water Jug - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Woman Holding a Balance - National Gallery of Art, Washington

A Lady Writing a Letter - National Gallery of Art, Washington

Girl with a Pearl Earring - Mauritshuis, The Hague

The Concert - Missing since its theft from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston in 1990

Portrait of a Young Woman - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Art of Painting - Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Mistress and Maid - Frick Collection, New York

Girl with a Red Hat (attribution to Vermeer has been questioned) - National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Astronomer - Louvre, Paris

The Geographer - Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

The Lacemaker - Louvre, Paris

The Love Letter - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid - National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

The Allegory of Faith - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Guitar Player - Kenwood House, London, England

Lady Standing at a Virginal - National Gallery, London

Lady Seated at a Virginal - National Gallery, London

Disputed paintings:

Saint Praxedis - Private Collection, Tokyo, On loan to the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Girl with a Flute - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals - Leiden Collection, United States

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Isabella Stewart Gardner

Portrait by John Singer Sargent, at the eponymous museum. Boston, MA.

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what are you favourite art films?

does portrait of a lady on fire count? im gonna say yes HA

other than that i don't know if i've watched a lot of art films other than documentaries

The Art of the Steal is really good

Made You Look: a true story about fake art is really good

This is a Robbery about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist is really good as well (but its a series not a movie!)

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Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924)) by John Singer Sargent