HISTORY, PERIODS & STYLES
Medieval & Renaissance
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The new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries
Opening 2 December 2009
Beautiful and innovative, the V&A's new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries are home to one of the world's most remarkable collections of treasures from the period. These range from delicately carved ivories and intricate metalwork to Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks and powerful sculptures by the leading masters of the Italian Renaissance.
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Medieval & Renaissance Europe at the V&A
The V&A has an outstanding collection of medieval and Renaissance art that includes textiles, paintings, sculpture, glass, metalwork, prints, manuscripts, furniture, ceramics and jewellery. These pages outline the history and development of the art and design of the period 300-1600.
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Medieval & Renaissance Features
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Display: Makers and Markets
26 March 2007 - 30 September 2009
Highlights from the Medieval & Renaissance collections can be seen in Room 117. This temporary display includes work by some of the greatest sculptors of the period, such as Michelangelo, Benvenuto Cellini and Giambologna, artists who were celebrated figures in their own lifetimes.
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Past Exhibitions
Past exhibitions featuring objects from the V&A's Medieval & Renaissance Collections.
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Medieval & Renaissance Videos
Videos featuring objects from the V&A's Medieval & Renaissance Collections.
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Conservation Case Studies
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Medieval & Renaissance Links
Click here for a selection of links to some of the best Medieval and Renaissance websites. Investigate the rules of perspective, discover how medieval manuscripts were made or take a virtual tour of a Renaissance study.