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 To book Year or Term tickets, please call 020 7942 2211 Concessions available.
Past exhibitions & displays 2009
Listings of past major exhibitions, displays and installations that opened in the V&A in 2009.
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900
Accompanies a major V&A exhibition.
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Wed 14 September 2011–Wed 28 March 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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