Victoria & Albert Museum

CURRENT EXHIBITION

Medieval & Renaissance highlights - Makers and Markets

March 26, 2007—April 27, 2009

As part of FuturePlan, the V&A is working on a new suite of galleries for the display of the Medieval and Renaissance collections. The galleries will open in November 2009 and in the meantime highlights from the collection can be seen in Room 117.

The temporary display includes work by some of the greatest sculptors of the period, such as Michelangelo, Benvenuto Cellini and Giambologna, artists who were celebrated figures in their own lifetimes. As well as unique objects made for wealthy patrons, there are also examples of decorative items made in larger quantities for more diverse markets. The manufacture of German stoneware vessels, Spanish lustreware ceramics, Limoges enamels and Venetian metalwork are all highlighted in focused displays.

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