Tag Archives: Titian The Rape of Europa

canvas and the pound of flesh

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dave

The rape of Europa by Titian is probably the most celebrated painting in the collection of Old Masters assembled by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the turn of the last century. It hangs, all 70×80 inches of it, in a heavy … Continue reading →

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a fiesty collector

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Dave

Isabella Stewart Gardner. “Mrs. Jack” startled staid Boston society by erecting a Venetian pleasure dome in the Back Bay and filling it with masterpieces for the public to enjoy… In Seville, in 1888, Mrs. Gardner bought her first old master-a … Continue reading →