About The Three Graces
This marble figure group was made for the sculpture gallery at Woburn Abbey and was originally housed in a speciall…
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Behind the scenes: Transporting the Three Graces
The plinth plays a very significant role in the transportation of 'The Three Graces'. It has evolved over the years…
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Behind the scenes: 'Theseus & the Minotaur' and Lady Winchelsea in the Sculpture Galleries
When 'The Three Graces' moved up to the new British Galleries, necessary work in the sculpture court involved rearranging some of the V&A's heaviest marble sculptures, the 'Monument to Emily Georgiana, Countess of Winchelsea and Nottingham' by Lawrence MacDonald, and Antonio Canova's 'Theseus and the Minotaur'.
Lady Clementina Hawarden themes & style
Hawarden's work was admired by many critics. Rather than focusing on the faces of her sitters, she used the surroundings in the room, as well as backdrops and fabrics, to add to the composition.
Africans in medieval & Renaissance art: the three kings
Medieval and Renaissance depictions of the visit of the three wise men or kings to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus frequently depicted one of the kings as a black African.
Three watercolours from the ‘Paper Museum’ of Cassiano dal Pozzo
Three watercolours from the ‘Paper Museum’ of Cassiano dal Pozzo.
The conservation of three gilded frames for the new paintings galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum
To treat three of the more severely damaged gilded frames I combined traditional methods, for preparing the surface for gilding, with non-traditional gilding methods.
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