Gardner Style
Saint Michael Archangel Enamel Pin
$10.00
The archangel Michael, wearing a suit of studded armor, sits on a throne backed by elaborate blue and gold brocade. In this painting, Michael simultaneously enacts his two principal roles: weigher of souls on Judgement Day and destroyer of Satan. On the left, an angel embraces a soul, while on the right, Satan appears as a fantastic two-faced monster ready to capture another soul. Michael positions his lance over the monster.
This enamel pin captures Pedro Garcia de Banabarre's depiction of Saint Michael the archangel. Our Saint Michael Archangel Enamel Pin will add a special, heavenly touch to your ensemble!
Measures 2" x 1.5"
Made of enamel and stainless steel
El Jaleo Eyeglass Case
$20.00
El Jaleo
1882
John Singer Sargent, American, 1856-1925
Images like El Jaleo lean toward the daring, risky, unconventional, dramatic, erotically off-center, and odd. Because nomadic groups were believed to ignore ethical principles and exalted superstition over orthodox religion, they endured oppression in numerous countries during the nineteenth century, but artists and bohemians idealized them as free spirits. Bizet's opera Carmen, first performed in Paris in 1875, scandalized the public with its tale of a proud, lusty Andalusian protagonist torn between an army officer and a toreador.
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. 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 best evidence of his own excited reactions to live dance performances can be found in the pencil sketches of a Spanish woman that he included in an album assembled for Isabella Stewart Gardner. They are among his fastest, most intuitive works. In one drawing, a torrent of fast hard lines suggests the twisting shawl from which a majestic neck and outstretched vamping arms emerge.
This beautiful hardshell eyeglass case features the painting El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent. The work's tombstone information is printed in silver on the inside of the case. The plush black lining and included microfiber cloth and will keep your glasses safe and smudge-free.
6.5 x 1.5 x 3 inches
Europa Eyeglass Case
$20.00
This beautiful hardshell eyeglass case features the putti or male cherubs flying over Europa in the top left corner of Titian's painting, The Rape of Europa. The work's tombstone information is printed in gold on the inside of the case. The plush black lining and included microfiber cloth which depicts the entirety of Titian's painting will keep your glasses safe and smudge-free.
6.5 x 1.5 x 3 inches
Nasturtium Eyeglass Case
$20.00
This beautiful hardshell eyeglass case features the painting Nasturtiums by Jan I Voerman. The plush black lining and included microfiber cloth and will keep your glasses safe and smudge-free.
6.5 x 1.5 x 3 inches
Isabella Stewart Gardner Pocket Mirror
$14.00
This pocket mirror features the confident gaze of the Museum's founder, Isabella Stewart Gardner as painted by John Singer Sargent. The mirror features a magnetic closure; the Museum's name and the full portrait of Mrs. Gardner is featured on the other side of the mirror.
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.
3.5 x 2 inches
Polyurethane covered
El Jaleo Patch
$9.50
El Jaleo
1882
John Singer Sargent, American, 1856 - 1925
Use this patch on your favorite t-shirt, bag or pants and show off your favorite Gardner Museum painting!
3.25 x 2.50 inchesFabric patch with iron-on backing
Isabella in Venice Patch
$9.50
Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice
1894
Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860 - 1920
Use this patch on your favorite t-shirt, bag or pants and show off your favorite Gardner Museum painting!
3.25 x 2.50 inchesFabric patch with iron-on backing
Peonies Patch
$9.50
Peonies
about 1913
Wilton Lockwood, American, 1862 - 1914
Use this patch on your favorite t-shirt, bag or pants and show off your favorite Gardner Museum painting!
3.25 x 2.75 inchesFabric patch with iron-on backing
Titian Umbrella
$38.00
This compact umbrella features detail of the sky in Titian's painting, The Rape of Europa. The umbrella also has an auto open button on the base, a snap closure with the Museum's name printed on it, a nylon strap for easy carrying, and a coordinating bag to keep your umbrella dry.
11 x 1.5 inches when collapsed
21 x 39 inches when opened
Nasturtium Enamel Keychain
$10.00
Cascades of blossoming nasturtium vines make their brief but dramatic appearance above the Courtyard, celebrating the arrival of spring at the Gardner Museum.
The annual Hanging Nasturtiums display continues an annual tradition started by Isabella Stewart Gardner during the week before Easter, marking the valiant return of color to The Fenway.
Measures 2" x 1.5" inches with 1-inch ring
Nasturtium Enamel Magnet and Nasturtium Enamel Pin also available.
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