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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide
By Nielsen, Christina with others
- ISBN
- 9780300226478
- Publisher
- Yale Univ.
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Reviewed on March 15, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
Isabella Stewart was born in 1840 in New York City. In 1860, she married John Lowell Gardner of Boston. Following the death of their only child, the Gardners traveled extensively throughout Europe to help heal their grief. It was on these journeys that Isabella's thirst for cultural knowledge was awakened. In 1884, the couple first visited the Palazzo Barbaro, a Venetian palace owned by fellow Bostonians. A gathering p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
