Medieval History
To fully understand the pale, carved representations of Christian stories populating The Society of the Four Arts? galleries, you have to step back in time about 600 years.
In those days, they adorned church altars or were the focal points of shrines in private homes and chapels throughout Europe. Seen in flickering candlelight, the brightly colored and gilded objects set in elaborately decorated frames or boxes inspired awe and reverence.
?Underlying them all is the strong faith we sense in the sculptor and the consumer,? said Paul Williamson, keeper of sculpture, metalwork, ceramics and glass at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, from whose collection the 60 English medieval alabaster figures and reliefs were drawn.
Click here to read this article from the Palm Beach Daily News
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Drayton, Berkshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. In the late Middle Ages the fashionable material for altarpieces in England was alabaster, a type of gypsum, which could be found in limited quantity in parts of south Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire...
Medieval History
Four Arts spotlights rare English medieval alabasters in first showing in U.S.
To fully understand the pale, carved representations of Christian stories populating The Society of the Four Arts? galleries, you have to step back in time about 600 years.
In those days, they adorned church altars or were the focal points of shrines in private homes and chapels throughout Europe. Seen in flickering candlelight, the brightly colored and gilded objects set in elaborately decorated frames or boxes inspired awe and reverence.
?Underlying them all is the strong faith we sense in the sculptor and the consumer,? said Paul Williamson, keeper of sculpture, metalwork, ceramics and glass at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, from whose collection the 60 English medieval alabaster figures and reliefs were drawn.
Click here to read this article from the Palm Beach Daily News
- Victoria & Albert Museum Unveils Its Medieval And Renaissance Galleries
London's Victoria & Albert Museum will open a major new exhibition on Wednesday, comprising 10 galleries containing medieval and renaissance art spanning more than 1,000 years. The V&A?s new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries is now home to one of...
- Capture Of King Edmund
The Capture of Saint Edmund, 1470-1500. This alabaster sculpture is part of the Victoria and Albert collection. Edmund was a Christian King of the East Angles in the ninth century. The scene is divided between the dramatic capture of Edmund by the wicked...
- Medieval News From The End Of 2013
There were quite a lot of things I wanted to report on at the end of 2013. I hope to come back to these subject individually in the near future - for now, I can only give a brief listing of these news. Medieval palace chapel reopened at Esztergom After...
- Medieval Holdings Of Budapest Museums
I often find myself trying to explain the system of Budapest's major art museums to foreigners. Although it is a clear system, it can still be confusing at times. For example, you can find important medieval artworks in all major museums of the capital....
- Nottingham Alabaster Altarpieces
Drayton, Berkshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. In the late Middle Ages the fashionable material for altarpieces in England was alabaster, a type of gypsum, which could be found in limited quantity in parts of south Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire...