Renaissance love songs
In the Renaissance, as today, love songs were extremely popular, many of them written about courtly love.…
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Romanticism: romantic love
Romantic painters were drawn to portrayals of extremes of emotion or flights of the imagination, pushing their subj…
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Beatrix Potter
Although she died in 1943, Beatrix Potter is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated a total of 28 books, including the 23 Tales, the 'little books' that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over 100 million copies.
Room 92: Jewellery
The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery has over three thousand jewels that tell the story of jewellery in Europe from Ancient Greece to the present. From a great gold Celtic breastplate to medieval love rings and pendants given by Elizabeth I to her courtiers.
Room 90: Prints & Drawings
The Julie and Robert Breckman Gallery contains changing displays of prints and drawings. A recent display, ‘Off the Page’, showcased book illustration from famous and much loved books selected from the Museum's collection of original drawings and prints by artists from Durer to Dulac.
Touring exhibition: Constable: Oil Sketches from the V&A
The exhibition explores the later works of John Constable, Britain's best-loved landscape painter, and showcases some of the finest paintings from the V&A's world-renowned Constable collection.
Painting the Gonzaga-Montefeltro Chest
This travelling chest bears the coats of arms of Elizabetta Gonzaga of Mantua and Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino. The emblems on this chest include the ‘flames of love’, the symbol of the Compagna della Calza, an order of knights based in Venice, to which Guidobaldo’s illustrious father Frederico had belonged. Chests with this distinctive shape were often strapped to the backs of mules or used as household furnishings.
Donate to the Stained Glass Appeal
We are currently working on an exciting project to conserve and re-install the original stained glass on the landings of the Manfred and Lydia Gorvy Lecture Theatre. We need your help to raise £75,000 to bring these historical features back to their former glory for us all to enjoy.
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'Ten Poems About Love' Gift Card
These lovely poetry pamphlets make perfect presents
Buy nowEvent - Peter Blake & Wayne Hemingway
Tue 12 June 2012 19:00
EVENING TALK: Join Peter Blake as he discusses his work with designer Wayne Hemingway.
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