Splendour and Power
dal 15/8/2011 al 7/1/2012
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15/8/2011
Splendour and Power
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Imperial Treasures from Vienna. This unique selection of beautifully crafted jewellery, vessels and other objects made from gems, precious metals and stones will be coming to the Fitzwilliam Museum from the renowned 'Kunstkammer' collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Splendour and Power: Imperial Treasures from Vienna
From Summer 2011, visitors to the Fitzwilliam Museum can experience a stunning collection of precious decorative arts never before seen in the UK: the treasures of the Hapsburg Emperors.
This unique selection of beautifully crafted jewellery, vessels and other objects made from gems, precious metals and stones will be coming to the Fitzwilliam Museum from the renowned 'Kunstkammer' collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This is the first time that audiences in Britain will be able to view these extraordinary objects, as the collection has never before been loaned on this scale.
Giving a rare glimpse into the opulent world of the Hapsburg emperors, the exhibition's focus is upon artworks from the Late Renaissance and Mannerist period - the heyday of treasuries and 'cabinets of curiosities' - as well as from the 17th-century Baroque period. Many of the works on display belonged to Emperor Rudolph II - Holy Roman Emperor 1576-1612 - and Empress Maria Theresa, the only female Hapsburg ruler and the last of the House.
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Image credit: Gold ewer from the toilette set for Emperor Franz I, c. 1750. © Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Trumpington Street - Cambridge
Tuesday–Saturday: 10:00–17:00
Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays:: 12:00–17:00
Closed: Mondays, Good Friday and 29 April 2011