Medieval & Renaissance Treasures from the V & A Muse

Tom B. · Post by **Tom B.** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:55 pm

A few weeks ago I saw this exhibition at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY. If it is going to be near you I would recommend going to see it.

I think its next stop is at the Met.
http://www.metmuseum.org/Special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B2AFB5D7E-9C79-4AFC-AF5F-BD3177D114C6%7D

Tom

Karen Larsdatter · Post by **Karen Larsdatter** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:57 pm

It's going to be at the Met starting May 20, then the High Museum of Art in Atlanta starting September 13.

See http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/tourin ... index.html for more info.

(Also, http://larsdatter.com/wordpress/?cat=3 is where I post news & links about museum exhibits that are opening up.)

Ceadda · Post by **Ceadda** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:07 pm

A bunch of us folk from the Barony of the Flame (Nonna, Bianca, AEric, Tinker, and myself) went to go see it when it first got here. Alot of nice pieces. I particularly liked the Angelo Saxon broaches.

I got a few pics before I was told I couldn't take any.

If you look closely at one of the ivory tryptychs, you'll see a guy being attacked by his dinner. There is a crab hanging off of his eyebrow.

chef de chambre · Post by **chef de chambre** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:45 pm

Is there an exhibition catalog available?

Tom B. · Post by **Tom B.** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:53 pm

According to this site:
http://www.artxworld.com/recensioni_arte.aspx?opera=fae383b9-3f7f-4e06-a481-2c1e9112e5d6

A catalogue will be available in the Met bookshop.

Tom

chef de chambre · Post by **chef de chambre** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:55 pm

Way Cool! Get to see them in person, and then have the catalog photos for reference.

Karen Larsdatter · Post by **Karen Larsdatter** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:08 pm

chef de chambre wrote:Is there an exhibition catalog available?

Yep; you can get it at Amazon.

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:23 am

My wife when down while I stayed home and worked....
( damn work ethic..... :wink:

)

But on the bright side.... We had already picked this up at the V&A
on our last trip to England....

http://www.vandashop.com/product.php?xProd=89&s=1

She said that everything at the exhibit is in it and more....

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:44 am

Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:
If you look closely at one of the ivory tryptychs, you'll see a guy being attacked by his dinner. There is a crab hanging off of his eyebrow.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I had not noticed that! ( but it's his nose actually..... :wink:

)

COOL!!!

edited to fix bad link......

Leaf of a Diptych of the Consul Anastasius

Constantinople; AD 517
Ivory; h 36.5cm; w 13cm
368-1871

pages 52 and 53

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:51 pm

huh... the link for the detail pic was bad.....

fixed it....

Ceadda · Post by **Ceadda** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:41 am

oops, eyebrow, nose. my less than accurate memory. thanks!

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:04 am

Need any other scans from the book?

Ceadda · Post by **Ceadda** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:25 am

heres some snapshots i took. not sure of the Labeling. Your Excellency, if you could be so kind...

Ceadda · Post by **Ceadda** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:29 am

here is the last one i took before they stopped me.

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:58 am

saxon 1 jpg....

Fibula ( brooch )
Anglo-Saxon ( Kentish ) seventh century
Gold and silver inlay with garnet inlay on a backing of
copper and compisitions; diam 7.6 cm
M. 109-1939 ( found at Milton, near Abingdon, in 1832; the
pair to this brooch is in the Ashmolena Museum, Oxford

saxon 2 jpg....

Fibule ( brooch )
Anglo-Saxon ( Kentish ), seventh century
Silverset with gold filigree, garnets and lapis
lazuli inlay; diam 4.7 cm
M. 110-1939 ( found at Faversham )

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:02 am

Ivory Lady jpg

Rome; c AD 400
Ivory; h 29.5 cm; w 12 cm
212-1865

Ceadda · Post by **Ceadda** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:06 am

thank you sir

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