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Isabella Stewart Gardner : A Life

A major new biography of legendary art collector and philanthropist Isabella Stewart GardnerIsabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) assembled an extraordinary collection of art from diverse cultures and eras--and built a Venetian-style palazzo in Boston to share these exquisite treasures with the world...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Silver, Nathaniel
Otros Autores: Greenwald, Diana Seave
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Director's Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Isabella's Family and Early Life 1840-1867
  • Isabella's Education 1867-c. 1890
  • Art Collecting in Earnest 1890-1896
  • Creating the Museum 1896-1903
  • The Life of the Museum 1903-1924
  • Coda
  • Notes
  • Appendix 1: Countries Visited by Isabella
  • Appendix 2: Isabella's Art Expenditures by Year
  • Index
  • Photography Credits