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Highlights of the collection include masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance and Baroque, ivory sculpture, Northern European polychrome wood sculpture, British Neoclassical marble sculpture, Rodin bronzes, commemorative medals, and the Cast Courts.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="introblock__content introblock__content--supporting"> <div class="b-icon-list b-icon-list--dark"> <ul class="b-icon-list__list"> <li class="b-icon-list__item b-icon-list__icon b-icon-list__icon--search" title="Search"> <div class="b-icon-list__content"> <p class="b-icon-list__item-text b-icon-list__item-text--accent"> <a class="u-link u-link--arrowed" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/category/sculpture/THES48896/">Explore the Collections</a> </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="main__content"> <section class="objects"> <div class="objects__main b-block-grid"> <a id="objects" name="objects"></a> <div class="b-block-grid__header b-block-grid__header--black"> <h2 class="b-block-grid__title"> Collection highlights </h2> </div> <ul class="g-object-grid js-grid-reveal-more" data-reveal-more-theme="light" data-reveal-more-counter="15" data-icon-url="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg" data-reveal-more-tracking="objects"> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.18-1933","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 8, The William and Eileen Ruddock Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/02/c208d67a-80dd-4045-b2dc-bafc1e7455d9/2007BM3776_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93850"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/02/ef2eb6a5-928f-4ad2-b24c-3405750c516e/2007BM3776_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/02/f60f471e-2854-45eb-ae65-8355b083b77d/2007BM3776_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/02/c208d67a-80dd-4045-b2dc-bafc1e7455d9/2007BM3776_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/03/fb647afe-c9b3-4c05-8700-05bc383e27da/2007BM3776_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/03/4488d433-a37b-416c-b071-2450243626cf/2007BM3776_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/03/55cbda2a-1570-4d34-8dd4-098b6a88f2b0/2007BM3776_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="situla" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/13/27/02/ef2eb6a5-928f-4ad2-b24c-3405750c516e/2007BM3776_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Basilewsky Situla, 980 – 981, Milan, Italy </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"7231-1860","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 10","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/24/e275860d-887d-48b1-9fc2-f25f44625bcf/2009CA2846_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93208"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/24/e5e6c875-99d4-40bc-911f-e7dcf00279cf/2009CA2846_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/24/d4344fb2-f41d-4c29-8c17-41b01c1b7749/2009CA2846_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/24/e275860d-887d-48b1-9fc2-f25f44625bcf/2009CA2846_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/24/1151b0c7-06ac-4806-9f39-3da435f9fc75/2009CA2846_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/25/1e469745-bc8c-4205-b92b-19fc0038f2bb/2009CA2846_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/25/c0ab713d-dac1-4c94-b3b5-a47c0d6bb6fc/2009CA2846_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="mosaic" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/15/24/e5e6c875-99d4-40bc-911f-e7dcf00279cf/2009CA2846_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Annunciation, mosaic, 1300 – 25, Istanbul, Turkey </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.77-1937","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 8, The William and Eileen Ruddock Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/4c4de0f5-726e-4316-a277-99b1e407165f/2008BW3388_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O96313"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/faddabd0-3fb5-48fc-85b6-e2db24a5bd58/2008BW3388_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/e87654b3-558e-449b-a553-b69b4622659a/2008BW3388_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/4c4de0f5-726e-4316-a277-99b1e407165f/2008BW3388_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/b5b990b8-d453-43e9-85e4-9c39c38731aa/2008BW3388_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/7c82ea53-3ed4-4ed0-89b0-48805821304a/2008BW3388_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/4c16ca55-1af6-43b9-8182-c993f6b44e75/2008BW3388_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="pendant" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/26/07/faddabd0-3fb5-48fc-85b6-e2db24a5bd58/2008BW3388_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John, pendant, about 900, Constantinople, Turkey </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"8552-1863","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 64a, The Robert H. Smith Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/58/25bf4995-26bd-4ae7-930b-44185af740b9/2006AV2394_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16285"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/58/87ac5078-3821-431c-8406-b22d08505064/2006AV2394_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/58/d98531cf-3c7a-433c-aa7e-121b423c6ce3/2006AV2394_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/58/25bf4995-26bd-4ae7-930b-44185af740b9/2006AV2394_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/58/90213d3e-928e-4c09-acc1-f844c89d8ee2/2006AV2394_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/59/eb228824-8c43-4492-916e-be5b0c9c493d/2006AV2394_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/59/9baff8b4-eba3-4488-981c-7ae45ed3cb10/2006AV2394_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="relief" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/27/58/87ac5078-3821-431c-8406-b22d08505064/2006AV2394_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Lamentation over the Dead Christ, relief, sculpted by Donatello, about 1455 – 60, Italy </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"7629-1861","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 64a, The Robert H. Smith Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/9f715bbe-a3d5-49a9-a03e-e948758f6aa1/2006AF4670_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93255"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/737ed8b1-2f5a-4cec-9f54-2c63c784d963/2006AF4670_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/a4ed6592-45a0-42be-90a5-fc0cb0d50b14/2006AF4670_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/9f715bbe-a3d5-49a9-a03e-e948758f6aa1/2006AF4670_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/2d0a901b-cab1-4b50-8555-cef6698d7a38/2006AF4670_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/53f7bd2c-5e3d-4239-82b3-5f55ff0212cb/2006AF4670_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/50e3c88b-155f-4a11-85ee-978a4e62c55e/2006AF4670_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="relief" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/33/20/737ed8b1-2f5a-4cec-9f54-2c63c784d963/2006AF4670_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St Peter, relief, sculpted by Donatello, about 1428 – 30, Florence, Italy </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"4117-1854","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 64, The Wolfson Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/b37c9731-5910-47e7-ba62-2430980ead05/2006AV8484_2400.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70293"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/9d80affb-563a-4948-88bd-f7baa69caa16/2006AV8484_2400.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/797b4dc0-39d5-4757-bda1-0751988227ce/2006AV8484_2400.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/b37c9731-5910-47e7-ba62-2430980ead05/2006AV8484_2400.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/be2e6aa8-4784-436c-b4e1-67af0f889e9b/2006AV8484_2400.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/6350297b-8c95-4772-83b7-7b8762c1d86b/2006AV8484_2400.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/d3273ffb-c58d-457e-900e-04133a50f879/2006AV8484_2400.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="model" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/36/16/9d80affb-563a-4948-88bd-f7baa69caa16/2006AV8484_2400.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> A Slave, model, sculpted by Michelangelo Buonarroti, about 1516 – 19, Florence, Italy </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"646-1893","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 64, The Wolfson Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/05/00f5b581-cd8d-413b-8fc6-5d0dcbb25089/2007BM3810_1225.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68914"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/04/e05fbf38-00ca-4e44-96b9-8967f8af9af9/2007BM3810_1225.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/04/a56513c8-1647-4279-b93d-d239cc0db362/2007BM3810_1225.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/05/00f5b581-cd8d-413b-8fc6-5d0dcbb25089/2007BM3810_1225.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/05/a4ddf726-b4af-4cdd-b896-8c311c7a6870/2007BM3810_1225.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/05/e4ab413f-dd49-4abd-9409-2db36ac087a2/2007BM3810_1225.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/05/f6c82c69-06e8-48d9-8bec-991fd27d9301/2007BM3810_1225.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="statuette" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/41/04/e05fbf38-00ca-4e44-96b9-8967f8af9af9/2007BM3810_1225.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Virgin and Child, statuette, by Veit Stoss, about 1495, Cracow, Poland </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"1284-1871","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Europe 1600-1815, Room 7, The Sheikha Amna Bint Mohammed Al Thani Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/41/122c42bc-4194-46cb-98d5-0f6fb9a44668/2012FV1177_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70476"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/41/3020d0a1-8e40-4c01-9088-fb2350aad6a6/2012FV1177_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/41/27099e2d-6c13-412a-8c17-7c3dac6d50d4/2012FV1177_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/41/122c42bc-4194-46cb-98d5-0f6fb9a44668/2012FV1177_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/42/e90c23ee-b6bd-4baa-ace1-88251cffc307/2012FV1177_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/42/072ac7a3-1328-4d4d-b4ff-4c3b015d9895/2012FV1177_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/42/b714c059-86fb-4271-a2a5-bb07b10f9aa5/2012FV1177_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="bust" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/43/41/3020d0a1-8e40-4c01-9088-fb2350aad6a6/2012FV1177_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Virgin of Sorrows, bust, by José de Mora, about 1680 – 1700, Granada, Spain </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/30/4ad8d79e-7dc5-4171-a9c0-070abba849a3/2006AP2249_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/30/50cd82e6-fd8c-4a75-8edd-dcc0e26ddb95/2006AP2249_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/30/d29ad148-111c-49c6-842c-5bd5e2777077/2006AP2249_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/30/4ad8d79e-7dc5-4171-a9c0-070abba849a3/2006AP2249_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/30/9ce5ca50-3223-4d08-aec6-f414bd5103f8/2006AP2249_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/31/c6767588-b4bb-40e6-9690-aaa9e25f077e/2006AP2249_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/31/a5b2003c-81c8-400b-8038-bbbb4475f9f3/2006AP2249_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/49/30/50cd82e6-fd8c-4a75-8edd-dcc0e26ddb95/2006AP2249_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> George Frederick Handel, sculpture, Louis Francois Roubiliac, 1738, Britain. Museum no. A.3-1965. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.16-1948","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Europe 1600-1815, Room 4","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/41/6168d69a-23ef-4583-84b5-714b5f62356f/2006AV2558_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93616"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/40/09d7cbb8-8989-4862-9823-30a303ee4f5e/2006AV2558_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/40/00ef3374-3c82-4950-a44b-3f871cd26a54/2006AV2558_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/41/6168d69a-23ef-4583-84b5-714b5f62356f/2006AV2558_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/41/2f651f4d-a082-4da6-80f9-a70c0ca6be70/2006AV2558_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/41/bd096309-26b4-4666-8f0c-8f1460a6393c/2006AV2558_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/41/d16e3f90-a353-439a-9a87-4c45674a6b7c/2006AV2558_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="bust" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/52/40/09d7cbb8-8989-4862-9823-30a303ee4f5e/2006AV2558_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Strong Smell, bust, Franz Xaver Messerchmidt, about 1770 – 81, Bratislava, Slovakia </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.19-1932","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":false,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"in storage","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/23/42660b99-90ab-4227-a1c0-3c0c0afa1152/2006AE6603_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O96601"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/23/97992951-e57a-4be2-948d-35a338110846/2006AE6603_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/23/6087fd92-d20b-4112-adde-20c631e1b5f6/2006AE6603_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/23/42660b99-90ab-4227-a1c0-3c0c0afa1152/2006AE6603_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/24/9aa8070c-0925-456e-80f3-41819cf805af/2006AE6603_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/24/ff363fc9-9b59-4b89-917c-39a542443c2c/2006AE6603_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/24/4d38b5f1-35d6-4fd9-b0f3-d71ead5fb4e0/2006AE6603_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="relief" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/15/59/23/97992951-e57a-4be2-948d-35a338110846/2006AE6603_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Death of Voltaire, relief, by Samuel Percy, late 18th century to early 19th century, England </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.33-1914","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Sculpture, Room 21, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/5068c72c-d9f7-4498-894b-6847279941fb/2006AX9988_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102916"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/4bac652e-351f-4d7a-a620-8e5e4b9b2274/2006AX9988_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/7aaebb6d-492d-4922-adb8-c0d4f7f041e6/2006AX9988_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/5068c72c-d9f7-4498-894b-6847279941fb/2006AX9988_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/7366583f-b487-437a-bcc8-0af14c92865d/2006AX9988_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/d779cb6c-02e7-4b17-94f1-f864e96a3f70/2006AX9988_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/ec29d9e1-f143-43e2-8858-9d8c61730cca/2006AX9988_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="statue" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/01/49/4bac652e-351f-4d7a-a620-8e5e4b9b2274/2006AX9988_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Age of Bronze, statue, by Auguste Rodin, about 1876, France </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.6-2003","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/23/86588aa3-60dc-4cb9-a280-5240fbf4cc20/2006AE9894_2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89640"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/21/519ed03e-9165-4479-8b2d-b5ed161a7ea4/2006AE9894_2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/23/c82581a1-ba3b-4fe0-a069-c59250b9d2d7/2006AE9894_2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/23/86588aa3-60dc-4cb9-a280-5240fbf4cc20/2006AE9894_2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/23/d2781ab1-d3c9-47af-9f50-7a5d59f39fd3/2006AE9894_2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/23/ed2a77ed-52d3-416d-9f6d-16efbcdf7908/2006AE9894_2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/23/77c51f7e-63ef-4643-a369-fdef3f2ae746/2006AE9894_2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="medal" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/03/21/519ed03e-9165-4479-8b2d-b5ed161a7ea4/2006AE9894_2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Leda and the Hatpin, medal, Linda Crook, 1999, London, England </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.8-1993","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Sculpture, Room 21a, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/cd633367-26b7-4885-9430-f742cfa3877a/2007BL8809_2100.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O34921"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/0540f736-aa39-4672-be8f-620a8f4c1fd6/2007BL8809_2100.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/deddd281-2964-403b-b276-e11d40a4bc16/2007BL8809_2100.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/cd633367-26b7-4885-9430-f742cfa3877a/2007BL8809_2100.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/71054aa5-8920-4dac-a8e0-4a87d942c189/2007BL8809_2100.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/65c93be1-954e-414d-af8e-a1ba045f79c0/2007BL8809_2100.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/06/649800cf-2b4b-4753-98ef-411dc18c03b8/2007BL8809_2100.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="figure group" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/11/29/16/34/05/0540f736-aa39-4672-be8f-620a8f4c1fd6/2007BL8809_2100.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> (Detail) Peasant woman nursing a baby, figure group, sculpted by Aimé-Jules Dalou, 1873, London, England </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.4-1994","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"On display in the National Galleries of Scotland","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/39/0ad2e1e0-3098-4d93-953a-e14284858254/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70425"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/38/b69c5f7f-6b8b-423a-bb14-f7886f197481/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/38/b4d917b2-daff-4af7-aa3d-fcd6b55ce655/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/39/0ad2e1e0-3098-4d93-953a-e14284858254/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/39/e1a4cf3d-cac7-46c8-9d72-e25f14305402/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/39/a7cfc026-28f9-4519-8478-c70cd6b9b251/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/39/68cec946-b58d-45cb-92ac-a17112d59f82/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="group" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/12/06/12/46/38/b69c5f7f-6b8b-423a-bb14-f7886f197481/2006AT3917_threegraces.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Three Graces, marble group, sculpted by Antonio Canova, 1814 – 17, Rome, Italy </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"A.7-1954","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Medieval \u0026 Renaissance, Room 50a, The Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/07/27/10/10/20/39b16ce0-b7e2-4142-8307-ff6c05533606/2006AL2422---samson-slaying-2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O14761"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/07/27/10/10/20/c5c984ae-a182-41f3-9306-e4c72a720926/2006AL2422---samson-slaying-2560.jpg 320w, 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