Alan Chong
Author
Publisher
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in association with Beacon Press
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
"During her lifetime, Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) was at the heart of Boston's liveliest salon. Artists and thinkers gathered at Fenway Court around works by Giotto, Fra Angelico, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. One hundred years after its opening, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum remains as innovative and individual as its creator. The embodiment of one women's vision, the museum speaks personally to all who enter." "In celebration...
Series
Fenway Court volume 30
Publisher
Isabella Gardner Stewart Museum
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
Cassoni is the Italian word for the chests, painted with scenes from myth and literature, central to upper-class weddings of the 15th century. This book includes essays, which shed light on the meaning of cassoni through informative discussions of Renaissance wedding rituals, male-female relations and daily domestic life.