Magnificent marble statues
type: CreativeWork
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/311168645
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320126538
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320129258
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320131618
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320133326
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330134917
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330135725
abstract: The Mansion House, the palatial city residence of the Lord Mayor of London, is home to one of the capital's finest collections of British sculpture from the 18th and 19th centuries. Forming part of the spectacular setting for official functions, as well as the background to busy offices and the home of the Lord Mayor and his family, the sculpture ranges from handsome chimneypieces and elaborate stuccowork wall decorations to heroic single statues of figures from British literature and history. Described by the architectural historian Nicolaus Pevsner as "magnificent marble statues," the sculptures are almost unknown to the general public. Their significance, however, is much greater than as an example of the changing fortunes of Victorian sculpture and of the fluctuating attitudes of the Corporation of London to art patronage. This handbook is a companion volume to "The Harold Samuel Collection. A guide to the Dutch and Flemish pictures at the Mansion House".
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/311168645
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31016547
language: eng
temporal coverage: 1750-1900
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301218336

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property ID: NL-AmRIJ
value: 218336