Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum

"OBJECT OF DEVOTION: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum" presents 60 beautifully-carved alabaster panels and free-standing figures that were displayed in the homes, chapels and churches of both aristocratic and non-aristocratic Christians in the 15th and 16th Centuries.

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The New York Times Recommends MURAQQA'
as a CHOICE SHOW AROUND THE COUNTRY

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Choice Shows All Around the Country

WASHINGTON “Muraqqa: Imperial Mughal Albums From the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin.” Miniature paintings and calligraphy from imperial albums commissioned by the Mughal emperors Jahangir (1605-27) and Shah Jahan (1627-58) capture life among 17th-century Indian royalty. It is a window onto a distant, heavenly world. May 3 to Aug. 3. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Avenue SW; (202) 633-4880.

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Raja Man Singh, A single folio from the Nasir al-Din Shah Album, Payag, c. 1614-20, colored pigments and gold on paper, Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library

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