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    This is the most commonly cited source that is proposed to have been used for this composition by Titian and appears in the front to Arthur Pope’s analysis of the painting for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum where the painting resides. This text provides the most vital pieces of information; that the painting shows Zeus in the form of a bull who has seduced Europa with his beauty and kindness, only to run off with her against her will. This source is further connected to Titian because, in one translation, the beauty of Europa is described as so great, even Titian could not recreate it. This painting though, includes some imagery expected of this story and for a mythological composition, but also deviates from some expectations. So, for…

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    Making the “Athens of America:” the Gardner Museum’s Influence on the Fenway/Kenmore Art Scene A common nickname for Boston is the Athens of America (Warren, 2017, p. 1). Why? How did Boston emerge as America’s center of cultural, intellectual, and artistic thought and expression? While Boston has myriad landmarks, schools, museums, parks, and historical figures that may offer an explanation, one stands out. Isabella Stewart Gardner and the museum named after her shaped and continue to guide…

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    Isabella Stewart Gardner was one of America’s most remarkable female patrons of the arts during the Victorian era. A leading art collector, she fulfilled a dream to share her treasures from around the world when she founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Gardner did not conform to the conservative code of conduct expected of Boston matrons at the time and instead, is remembered for having a “zest for life, an energetic intellectual curiosity and a love of travel”…

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    Priceless works of art are always in high demand. Many famous works are in private collections, and the public never gets a chance to view them. Some very generous collectors like Isabella Gardner Stewart place their valuable collections on display so that anyone can enjoy them. When these works are stolen it is a crime not only against a generous benefactor, but against all society who is deprived of their beauty and significance. Two burglars robbed the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in…

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    country and preserved the culture. Many refer to the artifacts when studying the culture. Many times museums use artifacts with no time limit on returning them. However, unless a limit is set they may never be returned. 5. How can the sale of stolen artworks be reduced? The sale of stolen artworks could be reduced if the museums invested in security for protecting the artwork. Other ways to reduce the sale of stolen artwork is to increase the penalty for committing art theft and invest…

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    Bernard Berenson was born in Lithuania in 1865, and moved to America when he was 9 years old. Berenson studied art history at Harvard on scholarship, and set off traveling Europe in 1887 with monetary help from patrons, specifically Isabella Stewart Gardner. When money started to run out Berenson still desired to stay in Europe, so he became active in the art market. In 1890 England, Berenson met his future wife, Mary Smith, and with her collaboration, began writing books on Italian art. His…

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    Have you ever faced a challenge that might have took years to complete? Well, for authorities in the articles " Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 years of theories", and " National Treasures: Recovering Artwork owned by U.S. Government," they faced some pretty tough challenges. The authorities in these article face a challenge to find the missing and stolen art work from many years ago. It took them years to find the missing and stolen artwork that belonged to either a art museum or the…

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    After graduation, I am interested in getting a job in the arts administration field; specifically fundraising. The qualities of being a successful fundraiser are: good communication skills, autonomy, being organized, detail-oriented, and having the ability to get work done in a timely manner. Other areas of being a successful arts administrator are being able to utilize staff efficiently during events, working within a budget, planning and executing events, public relations, and programming.…

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    While most of Titian's nudes in his Poesie series serve as idealized, eroticized figures, “The Rape of Europa” serves as a divergent example. Europa is not an idealized, simple, composition and instead complicates the Poesie narrative with her naturalism. I intend to look into the contradictory analysis of this painting and use my own visual analysis of the painting in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to come to my conclusion. Some of the contradictory elements I have found in this painting…

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    Finding the missing can be a huge challenging, but when its millions of dollars work its extremely difficult. In Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories, it states, "The theft was big news then and remains so today as it nears its 25th anniversary." The missing work isn't easy to find in a year or two, it takes a very long time. The criminals are very clever to leave very little detail that can lead the police to them. Also in the same passage it states, "I have gathered hundreds of…

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