Baroque: the first global style
Baroque was the first style to have a significant worldwide impact. It spread from Italy and France to the rest of …
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Ceramics for the Baroque court
Baroque was the dominant decorative style of Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries. It was characterised by b…
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Baroque palaces
The mid-17th century saw the start of a 100-year-long surge of palace-building unmatched before or since. All over …
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The Church and the Baroque
The patronage of the Roman Catholic Church was fundamental to the Baroque style. Promoted by generations of popes, …
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Secular spaces and the Baroque
Theatre was important during the Baroque period not only for its magnificence and entertainment, but also for its p…
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The Marlborough Ewer and Basin
These spectacular pieces are of supreme importance, for their historical connections, their superb quality and thei…
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Man's formal silk daywear, by unknown maker, about 1745
This hand-sewn coat and waistcoat, made of silk and lined with silk and buckram, illustrate formal daywear for men in the 1740s.
Room 69: European Silver
Room 69 includes sumptuous displays of European silver created between 1400 and 1800. In the centre of the room are display boxes, divided into the popular styles of the period: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo and Neo-classical.
High Renaissance to Baroque 11/12
COURSE: Explore the art, architecture and decorative arts of Europe from the High Renaissance until the end of the Baroque period. You can book the full year course, or select individual terms or days. Wednesdays, 14 September 2011 – 11 July 2012 (over 3 terms) 11.00–15.30 £1700 per year, £1300 concessions £630 per term, £470 concessions £58 per day, £43 concessions Please note a change to the programme, the schedule for Tuesday 29 May and Tuesday 12 June have swapped places. To book Year or Term tickets, please call 020 7942 2211 Concessions available.
Four Masterpieces of Sacred Silver from the Gilbert Collection
2 April 2012 – 31 May 2013. This display shows the exquisite craftsmanship and sense of beauty of Antwerp makers from the Baroque to the Neo-classical.
High Renaissance to Baroque 12/13
YEAR COURSE: Study the art, architecture and decorative arts of Europe from the High Renaissance to Baroque focussing on Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and England. Wednesdays, 19 September 2012 – 10 July 2013 (over 3 terms), 11.00–15.30During this period the Renaissance filtered through Europe from Italy, affecting all the arts. The invention of printing meant that books and prints reached a new and wider audience, and quickly popularised new styles. At the same time the Reformation wrought havoc with the established order and a century of war and revolution followed. In some parts of Europe iconoclasm meant the destruction of religious art, and by the mid 17th century Europe was divided into Roman Catholic and Protestant states. We will examine the changes in patronage, with the rise of a prosperous middle class wanting portraits and genre paintings as well as consumer goods such as maiolica and textiles, and consider the effect of wars and economic policies on the production of art, metalwork and furniture, and the influence of trading voyages on imports of luxury goods from the East. £1700 per year, £1300 concessions £630 per term, £470 concessions £58 per day, £43 concessions Concessions available.
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Event - High Renaissance to Baroque 11/12
Wed 14 September 2011–Wed 11 July 2012
COURSE: Explore the art, architecture and decorative arts of Europe from the High Renaissance until the end of the Baroque period. You can book the full year course, or select individual terms or days. Wednesdays, 14 September 2011 – 11 July 2012 (over 3 terms)
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