This summer offers the chance to see four of the six Poesie by Titian or Titian’s workshop, as well as the unfinished Death of Actaeon, in London. The Poesie, a series of erotic mythological subjects for King Philip II of Spain, were the most important of Titian’s commissions from the 1550s and 1560s. All six paintings depict episodes taken from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.The Wallace Collection’s [star...
Now available to download is the iBook The Queen of Weapons, for iPad and iPhone. Written by arms and armour curator Dr Tobias Capwell, it showcases the Wallace Collection's Renaissance swords.
The publication features 20 swords, including beautiful high resolution details of hilts, with zoom. Also included are some of the highlights of the Collection.
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The Wallace Collection's new exhibition The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe opens on 17 May (until 16 September 2012). Don't forget there is plenty of other armour to see in the Collection (one Oriental Armoury and three European Armouries!) and the opportunity to try on some replica armour in the Conservation Gallery.
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Friday 25 May, 6.30pm or 8.30pm
In collaboration with Guildhall School of Music & Drama, this mini-opera, directed by Dr Andrew Lawrence-King, re-creates Monteverdi’s thrilling vision of an epic sword fight in music; tying in perfectly with current exhibition The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe. Performances take place seated cabaret style in the glazed courtyard restaurant, include additional music, a talk by curat...