Arab World Institute
1987
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Five thousand years of what people made to be looked at and used: textiles, ceramics, furniture, fashion, photographs. Free to enter, and the world’s largest museum of applied arts, with 2.8 million objects across six sites.
What to see
Arab World Institute
1987
The Institut du monde arabe is an organisation founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. The Institute was established as a result of a perceived lack of representation for the Arab world in France, and seeks to provide a secular location for the promotion of Arab civilisation, art, knowledge, and aesthetics.
Kalpasutra
The Kalpa Sūtra (Sanskrit: कल्पसूत्र) is an important Jain scripture containing the biographies of the Tirthankaras, notably Parshvanatha and Mahavira. Ascribed to Acharya Bhadrabahu, which would place it in the 4th century BCE, it states that it was written down 980 or 993 years after the Nirvana (Moksha) of Mahavira or 1230 years after the Nirvana of Tirthankar Parswanath.
The Four Stages of Cruelty
William Hogarth
The Four Stages of Cruelty is a series of four printed engravings published by English artist William Hogarth in 1751. Each print depicts a different stage in the life of the fictional Tom Nero.
Dame Edna Everage
Dame Edna Everage, often known simply as Dame Edna, is a character which was created and portrayed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, known for her lilac-coloured ("wisteria hue") hair and cat eye glasses ("face furniture"); her favourite flower, the gladiolus ("gladdies"); and her boisterous greeting "Hello, Possums!" As Dame Edna, Humphries wrote several books, including an autobiography, My Gorgeous Life; appeared in several films; and hosted several television shows (on which Humphries also appeared as himself and other alter-egos). Humphries regularly updated Edna.
The Day Dream
Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1880
The Day Dream or, as it was initially intended to be named, Monna Primavera, is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founder member Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The work, which measures 158.7 centimetres (62.5 in) high by 92.7 centimetres (36.5 in) wide, was undertaken in 1880 and depicts Jane Morris in a seated position on the bough of a sycamore tree. In her hand is a small stem of honeysuckle – a token of love in the Victorian era – that may be an indication of the secret affair the artist was immersed in with her at the time. The artwork was left to the Victoria and Albert Museum by Constantine Alexander Ionides in 1900.
Samson Slaying a Philistine
Giambologna · 1562
Samson Slaying a Philistine is a marble sculpture created around 1562 by Giambologna. Originally commissioned by Francesco de' Medici for a fountain in Florence, this sculpture was later gifted to Spain's Duke of Lerma and displayed in the gardens of the Palacio de la Ribera, Valladolid.
Artists
Italy · 1598–1680
English · 1697–1764 · French Realism
1301–1415
Republic of Venice · 1757–1822
Italian · 1430–1490 · Gothic art
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · 1828–1882
Spain · 1599–1660
Republic of Florence · 1386–1466
Venetian · 1429–1507
Kingdom of France · 1529–1608
Artworks
Portrait of a Lady known as Esmeralda Brandini
Sandro Botticelli · c. 1475
Neptune and Triton
Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1620
The Three Trees
Rembrandt · 1643
Great Bed of Ware
Hans Vredeman de Vries · 1590
Valley of the Shadow of Death
Roger Fenton · 1855
Raphael Cartoons
Raphael · 1510
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
John Constable · 1823
Ardabil Carpet
1540
bean bag chair
Sources
- Wikipedia: Victoria and Albert Museum
- Images via Wikimedia Commons
- Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The original uploader was VAwebteam at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Arab World Institute
- Kalpasutra
- The Four Stages of Cruelty
- Samson Slaying a Philistine
- Dame Edna Everage
Invite the Victoria and Albert Museum into your living room
