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Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice Framed Postcard Home Fragrances & Accessories Expertly hand-embroidered by master zardoziThis lively portrait of Isabella Gardner was painted by one of her many artist friends, Anders Zorn. It shows her at the Palazzo Barbaro in Venice, where the Zorns and the Gardners spent time together in the fall of 1894. According to Jack Gardners diary, on the evening of October 20 his wife went out on the balcony to see a display of fireworks. Coming back into the room filled with guests, she threw open the glass doors and said, Come outall of you.