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Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice Ornament
$16.95
This ornament is based on Isabella Stewart Gardner's likeness in Anders Zorn's 1984 portrait of her at the Palazzo Barbaro in Venice, where she often stayed and entertained an international set of cultural celebrities. This depiction perfectly captures Gardner’s vibrant personality as she comes in from a balcony to encourage dinner party guests to join her for the display of fireworks over the Grand Canal.Seeing this painting on display in Gardner’s museum in 1906, Anne O’Hagan Shinn, a suffragette and an early commentator on the collection, described the painting as a “flamelike incarnation of vigor and life—impression helped, doubtless, by the wonderful yellow gown which swathes the strong and supple figure that seems to leap from the canvas.”
Ornaments of other subjects, artists, authors, and notable figures inspired by Isabella and the Museum also available. Complete your collection of Gardner Museum-exclusive ornaments with Zorn's vision of the Museum's founder!
Isabella Stewart Gardner Ornament
$16.95
This ornament of Isabella Stewart Gardner is directly inspired by her portrait painted by John Singer Sargent and displayed in the Gothic Room.
Mrs. Gardner sat for Sargent during his visit to Boston in January 1888. He was paid $3000 for the portrait, which was exhibited to great acclaim at Boston’s St. Botolph Club. The work also inspired gossip and legend: someone jokingly titled it “Woman: An Enigma,” while others believed that the sensuous display of flesh deliberately echoed the scandal recently created by Sargent’s Madame X. Mrs. Gardner herself said that she rejected eight renderings of the face until she was satisfied.
Jack Gardner seems to have asked his wife not to publicly show the portrait again while he was alive, and indeed the portrait was placed in the Gothic Room, which remained private until Mrs. Gardner’s death. In its gallery, surrounded by altarpieces, stained glass, and religious statuary, the sacramental quality noted by nineteenth-century reviewers is even more pronounced.
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Measures 1.5" x 5.5"
El Jaleo Ornament
$16.95
During his travels in Spain in 1879, John Singer Sargent was mulling over a major work of art in which he could express his love of Gypsy music, dance, and picturesque costumes. On his return to Paris he set to work on a wide horizontal picture whose proportions simulated the shallow stage space of popular musical establishments. He named the painting El Jaleo to suggest the name of a dance, the jaleo de jerez, while counting on the broader meaning jaleo, which means ruckus or hubbub.The painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1882 with the more explicit title El Jaleo: Danse des gitanes (Dance of the Gypsies). The painting was purchased by American businessman and diplomat T. Jefferson Coolidge in 1882, and was given to Mrs. Gardner as a gift in 1914. Then, as now, El Jaleo resides in the Spanish Cloister of the Gardner Museum, just off the famous Courtyard.
This ornament captures the central figure of Sargent's work, the semi-veiled flamenco dancer, in fluid motion with her skirt in one hand while the other flourishes with the music. Have Sargent's El Jaleo dancer gracefully twirl her way onto your Christmas tree this holiday season!
Ornaments of other subjects, artists, authors, and notable figures inspired by Isabella and the Museum are also available. Click here to explore our Ornament Collection!
Measures 2.5" x 4"
John Singer Sargent Ornament
$16.95
This ornament of Gardner's friend and 19th-century artist John Singer Sargent comes from a print by John Templeman Coolidge of Sargent painting in the Museum's Gothic Room.John Singer Sargent was the first artist-in-residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. During the month of April 1903 he slept in a guest room (now called the Macknight Room) and created new works of art in his temporary studio, the Gothic Room.
John Templeman Coolidge, an artist and friend of Isabella’s, took several photographs of Sargent painting the portrait of Gretchen Osgood Warren and her daughter Rachel in the Gothic Room. These candid pictures show Sargent in a whirl of activity with brush and palette in hand—and a cigarette in his mouth.
Ornaments of other subjects, artists, authors, and notable figures inspired by Isabella and the Museum are also available. Click here to explore our Ornament Collection!
Measures 1.5" x 5.5"
Young Rembrandt Ornament
$16.95
This ornament of a young Rembrandt is based on his self-portrait that hangs in the Dutch room. Purchased by Isabella in 1896, this painting is said by our first director, Morris Carter, to be the first that she acquired with “the intention of developing a real museum collection.”Much like the portrait from which the ornament originates, this figure of a twenty-three-year-old Rembrandt is all about the costume: the plumed cap, silk scarf, and gold necklace will stand out on your Christmas tree!
Ornaments of other subjects, artists, authors, and notable figures inspired by Isabella and the Museum also available. Complete your collection of Gardner Museum-exclusive ornaments with Young Rembrandt!
ISGM Pencil Set
$13.95
This set of four solid graphite pencils offers a variety of color options: chose from dark gray, light gray, silver, or gold to craft your masterpiece.
Each pencil features Museum's logo. The pencil case features a sketch from the Museum's archives of Thomas McKeller by John Singer Sargent. McKeller posed for most of the figures—both male and female—in Sargent’s murals in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Perfect for sketching in the Museum's Courtyard!
Set of 4 pencils
Magic Crayons
$12.00
This set of six multicolored crayons is packaged with a band stamped with the Museum's name. Perfect for creating your own artwork, inspired by the many colors in our Courtyard!
4.5 x 3 inches box2 x 0.5 inches each crayon
6 multicolor crayons
Great Masters Page Flags
$7.95
Be inspired some of the world's greatest masterpieces and their creators when you mark your favorite spots in books and magazines with these creative page flags.
The Great Masters Collection of page flags feature Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Vermeer, Vincent van Gogh, and Edvard Munch.
Includes 240 stickies per set with 60 flags per figure.
Each page flag measures 2 x .75 inches
El Jaleo Pencil Sharpener
$6.95
During his travels in Spain in 1879, Sargent was mulling over a major work of art in which he could express his love of Romani music, dance, and picturesque costumes. On his return to Paris, he set to work on a wide horizontal picture whose proportions simulated the shallow stage space of popular musical establishments. He named the painting El Jaleo to suggest the name of a dance, the jaleo de jerez, while counting on the broader definition of jaleo, which includes ruckus or hubbub.
This travel-size pencil sharpener features the painting El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent and sharpens both standard and larger pencils.
2.24 x 1.81 x 1.81 inches
Poppies Colored Pencil Set
$13.95
Garden of Poppies
about 1891
John Appleton Brown, American, Massachusetts, 1844 - 1902, New York
This set of six dual-ended colored pencils is packaged with a beautiful band featuring Garden of Poppies by John Appleton Brown. Perfect for sketching in our magnificent Courtyard!
Moon Flower Graphite Pencil Set
$14.95
Write, sketch, and scribble from dusk till dawn with these ten graphite pencils featuring dreamy illustrations by artist Katie Daisy.This chic set of ten pencils features artwork by beloved illustrator Katie Daisy on the pencil barrels, inspired by the magic and mystery of the night.
Measures 3.25" x 7.75" x 0.75"
Hearts & Birds Sketchbook
$7.95
Take a moment to yourself to be inspired by the natural beauty illustrated on this Hearts & Birds Sketchbook. With pretty pink and purple shades which soothe the mind, the cover of this book provides an invitation to imagine all sorts of dreamscapes!Pack in your lunch bag for al-fresco sketching sessions or have around the house for doodling and journaling.
60 matte. 95lb pages
Paper measures 8.5" x 11"
Peace Hand Graphite Object
$72.00
The Batle Peace Hand features a sculpted hand in the shape of a peace sign. The detail on the fist captures every wrinkle and line from the knuckles to the life lines across the front of the hand.
Inspired by his reverence of nature, and informed by his formal studies in art and science, San Francisco artist Agelio Batle has created this innovative sculptural writing implement. Natural graphite and smudge resistant compounds are fused in specialized forms under intense pressure. Handcrafted, using new and old world techniques, each piece is meticulously fashioned using the innovative methods that Batle created. A functional graphite pencil that will not stain your hands.
Measures 4 inches.
Care: Polish with a clean, dry, soft cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Keep out of reach of children. Do not drop as they could crack or break.
This pencil comes packaged inside of a ready to give gift box..
Fist Hand Graphite Object
$72.00
Inspired by his reverence of nature, and informed by his formal studies in art and science, San Francisco artist Agelio Batle has created this innovative sculptural writing implement. Natural graphite and smudge resistant compounds are fused in specialized forms under intense pressure. Handcrafted, using new and old world techniques, each piece is meticulously fashioned using the innovative methods that Batle created. A functional graphite pencil that will not stain your hands.
Measures 3.325 x 1.5 x 1.25 inches (height, width, depth)
Care: Polish with a clean, dry, soft cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Keep out of reach of children. Do not drop as they could crack or break.
This pencil comes packaged inside of a ready to give gift box.
Crossed Fingers Graphite Object
$72.00
Crossed fingers can mean a symbol of good luck, so this graphite sculpture from Batle Studio would be the ideal good luck charm for yourself or for a friend.
Inspired by his reverence of nature, and informed by his formal studies in art and science, San Francisco artist Agelio Batle has created this innovative sculptural writing implement. Natural graphite and smudge resistant compounds are fused in specialized forms under intense pressure. Handcrafted, using new and old world techniques, each piece is meticulously fashioned using the innovative methods that Batle created. A functional graphite pencil that will not stain your hands.
Measures 4.125 inches
Care: Polish with a clean, dry, soft cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Keep out of reach of children. Do not drop as they could crack or break.
This pencil comes packaged inside of a ready to give gift box.
Wing Graphite Object
$72.00
Inspired by his reverence of nature, and informed by his formal studies in art and science, San Francisco artist Agelio Batle has created this innovative sculptural writing implement. Natural graphite and smudge resistant compounds are fused in specialized forms under intense pressure. Handcrafted, using new and old world techniques, each piece is meticulously fashioned using the innovative methods that Batle created. A functional graphite pencil that will not stain your hands.
Measures 5.25 inches.
Care: Polish with a clean, dry, soft cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Keep out of reach of children. Do not drop as they could crack or break.
This pencil comes packaged inside of a ready to give gift box.
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