「THE OPENING OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION BY QUEEN VICTORIA ON 1 MAY 1851
Signed and dated 1851–1852
This famous image of the opening ceremony shows the Archbishop of Canterbury blessing the Exhibition. The Royal Family is surrounded by Commissioners, Ministers and dignitaries. More than 25,000 people attended the ceremony.
This picture was originally painted with a view to exploiting its commercial possibilities and many prints of it were sold.
Oil on canvas
Painted in London by Henry Courtney Selous (born in Deptford, London 1803, died in Beaworthy, Devon, 1890)
・作者:Johann Jacob Flatters(ヨハン・ヤコブ・フラッターズ, 1786–1845)
・ドイツ(Krefeld)生まれ
・ロンドンで制作
・1845年にパリで没
・素材:大理石(Marble)
「3 BUST of Queen Victoria 1843
The youthful Queen Victoria is shown here as an idealised figure, in contrast with other, more lifelike portraits of her. She is dressed in a version of classical robes and wears a wreath of roses in place of the laurel wreath of a Roman hero or emperor.
Marble
Carved in London by Johann Jacob Flatters (born in Krefeld, Germany, 1786, died in Paris, 1845)
This centrepiece was given by the officers of the volunteer military forces to Queen Victoria for her Golden Jubilee. It mainly shows the figure of St George, patron saint of England, which, thrusting his spear, overcomes a dragon, and the allegory Victory on the top. Gilbert’s boldest ornamental work is the sculpture of Eros at Piccadilly Circus in London.
Silver, parcel-gilt and gilted, chased and shell-shaped and made by Alfred Gilbert.
V&A博物館「Ceramics Study Galleries(陶磁器研究ギャラリー)」 の入口案内板 「BRITAIN & EUROPE
Ceramics Study Galleries
These galleries house the most important study collection of ceramics in the world.
It brings together the best of European ceramics and pottery from other parts of the world.
The ceramics displayed are the best quality. They are arranged to give a representative picture. The wide range in the galleries gives a sense of the scale of the collections, arranged according to place of origin and time of manufacture.
For more information, please consult the Label Books provided. These give details of every object on display, arranged according to case and shelf number.
This area is also used by students and researchers and is an important resource forthe study of ceramics.」
This monumental piece depicts three trees, blended together through their foliage. It was entirely builtusing small coils of clay assembled in a delicateopenwork structure. The technical virtuosity of this Korean artist balances weightiness and lightness,
drawing on a rudimentary method to build a complex and elegant sculpture.
Peter Voulkos was a pivotal figure in post-war American ceramics. His work was instrumental in positioning ceramics as a form of abstract sculpture. This monumental ‘stack’ from his later period appears in a state of near-collapse. Its rich surface captures the spontaneity of the wood-firing process. The title is a reference to an active volcano in the Philippines.
Over the course of thousands of years, potters have developed a virtually endless variety of making and decorating ceramic materials. At the centre are the hand-modelled, firedvessels, but each phase of the potter’s art has also inspired
other processes, made for making complex procedures and craft with elaborate decoration.
This gallery explores many of the most important of these materials and processes. The basic principles of the techniques are introduced (from the earliest use of
hand-forming and decoration) plus the context of the room, including the importance of workshops and studios. Potters have often worked in workshops or factories. Many of these galleries include a working environment. The gallery also explores the global dimension of ceramics by showing how materials and techniques have been shared and adapted between cultures.
The gallery includes a working ceramic studio with a changing
programme of workshop classes, artist-in-residence,