Collection

Isabella Stewart Gardner collected and carefully displayed a collection comprised of more than 7500 paintings, sculptures, furniture, textiles, silver, ceramics, 1500 rare books, and 7000 archival objects-from ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, Asia, the Islamic world and 19th-century France and America. Explore objects in Isabella's collection below.

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Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness

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Guanyin

Ma I

Hanging Scroll: Peonies

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Informal Coat

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Mat Weights: Bears

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Vase

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Votive Stele

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The digitization of the Gardner's Hidden Collections was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.