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While the red rose is today considered the quintessential flower of Valentine’s Day, it was the woodland violet with its heart-shaped leaves that originally held this distinction. According to legend, St. Valentine of Rome—imprisoned in the 3rd century for ministering to Christians—used ink made from crushed violets to write a letter to Valentine's Poem to Isabella Stewart Gardner. Date. about 1882. Medium. Ink on paper. Language. English. Signatures, inscriptions, and markings. Inscribed in ink (top, center): [heart crossed out] spirit Marked in pencil (right corner): L.F. 1 / front. Commentary. Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. Every day is Valentines' Day at the Gardner Museum, for there is always a previously unnoticed piece or a newly blooming flower in the (ever so romantic) Courtyard to adore. What first made you fall Locals and tourists alike flock to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to view a diverse collection of art and beautiful indoor gardens, but the crowd gathered on the afternoon of Feb. 13 was DETAILS ⬇️ Last minute Valentines Ideas Art Museums: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston @mfaboston The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston @gardnermuseum The Worcester Art Museum, Worcester ️請 Explore the hidden meanings and #queer symbolism of the violet, the original valentine — and Isabella Stewart Gardner's favorite flower — in this week's #InsideTheCollection. 🏵️🪻 Explore the hidden Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924), founder of the lovely, eccentric Gardner Museum in Boston, led an unusual and interesting life, and her story no doubt deserves to be told. Unfortunately Isabella Stewart Gardner (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 possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity, a love of travel, and, most importantly, money. Nov 2, 2014 - The courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of the most romantic spots in Boston. The museum is a perfect setting for an interlude of togetherness for Valentine's Day, an anniversary or a special date. Overview Of The Gardner Museum 1. A Short Biography of Gardner. Born in New York in 1840, Isabella Stewart Gardner was an arts patron, philanthropist and socialite. In 1860, she married Bostonian Jack Gardner. She fell into a deep depression after the death of her infant child and subsequent miscariage. 3 Isabella Stewart Gardner to A. Piatt Andrew, 12 September 1907 in Gray, 1967, p. 2. 4 Isabella Stewart Gardner to A. Piatt Andrew, 9 August 1908 in Gray 1967, p. 5. 5 Isabella Stewart Gardner to A. Piatt Andrew, 26 September 1908 in Gray, 1967, p. 8. Siena Scarff/ Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Starting this April, guests of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum can awe at dozens of cascading colorful nasturtium blooms, a tradition dating back to 1913. These flowering vines require at least 10 employees to hang and mark the annual return of color to the classic Fenway museum. 94 likes, 1 comments - alainapinto on February 10, 2025: "DETAILS ⬇️ Last minute Valentines Ideas Art Museums: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston @mfaboston The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston @gardnermuseum The Worcester Art Museum, Worcester @worcesterartmuseum The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown @clarkart Mass MoCA, North Adams @massmoca Rose Art Museum, Waltham (FREE) @roseartmuseum In one of the glass topped cases in the Blue Room, Isabella Stewart Gardner included a photograph of two hands clasped with an Italian inscription. The hands belong to Isabella and the novelist F. Marion Crawford, who were forty-two and twenty-eight, respectively when the photo was taken in 1882. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Fenway 33 Lovely Things To Do For Valentine’s Day In Boston. February 7, 2025. 10 Best Things To Do In Boston This Weekend: Feb Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is generously sponsored by Maureen and Michael Ruettgers. Free days are supported in part by the Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation, the Board of Advisors 2022 Fund for Access, and Thomas G. Stemberg Charitable Foundation. What happened during the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist? On March 18, 1990, two men disguised as police officers entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. They claimed to be responding to a disturbance call. Once inside, they handcuffed the security guards and spent 81 minutes stealing 13 pieces of art. Join us on the first Thursday of every month for an exciting evening of discovery and community. Museum admission is free from 3 pm through 9 pm and programs kick off at 5 pm. Explore the magic of the Museum’s gardens and galleries at night and stop by Café G for dinner and drinks. Isabella Stewart Gardner was born into a wealthy family in 1840 in New York City, a descendant of the royal house of Stewart. In 1860, she married Boston’s most eligible bachelor, Jack Gardner, also wealthy and also pedigreed. He was a Peabody, a Gardner and a Lowell. The Gardners had a son, who died before his second birthday. Visitors admiring the Courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston/Faizal Westcott) ' The Best Part of the Night is Black '
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