Isabella’s Piano by Tommy Petroskey
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t impressed by the collection of art in the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston, MA. What I’d have to say astonished me the most was the size of the museum itself. To scale each room, and notice each piece of art, it took me about 2 and half hours. However I feel as if observing every room in this museum is borderline unnecessary.
If you are looking for hot tight rooms that contain not much more than dusty furniture and old musty china, than by all means the first floor is the floor for you. If I were to go back to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum I would skip right to the 2nd floor, no questions asked. I tend to be absolutely mesmerized by size and quality of art, as opposed to the age or a captivating theme. The 2nd floor of the museum had a great mixture of mind-blowing architecture and hypnotic art. Specifically the tapestry room was easily my favorite part of this whole museum. The dark wooden walls and perfectly polished stone floor made this the most attractive looking room in the house. Ten large tapestries decorate the walls floor to ceiling. Not to mention this was probably the biggest room I have ever set foot in, everything in it was so tastefully done. The piece on this room, however, that caught my eye greater than any other in the museum was the unique grand piano at the end of the room accenting the beautifully sculpted fireplace. The piano was entirely made out of rich mahogany wood and lined every edge with golden leafed molding. The distinctive intricately carved legs accented the design of the beading the surrounded each edge of the piano. Upon the two front legs, closest to the keys, there was a young golden face imprinted within the artistic edging.
In total the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum was certainly remarkable. The unique, deep-rooted architecture certainly contributed to a fantastic atmosphere for the paintings. Although one like myself may get a little tired of wondering the whole entire building, this museum was definitely worth a visit.
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