Date/Time
Date(s) - 3 Dec 2011 until 12 Feb 2012
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location
Princeton Art Museum
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Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture
Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
December 3, 2011–February 12, 2012
Drawn largely from the extraordinary holdings of the Victoria and Albert Museum, this exhibition presents sixty beautifully-carved alabaster panels and free-standing figures that were originally displayed in the homes, chapels, and churches of both aristocratic and non-aristocratic Christians in the 15th and 16th centuries. This assemblage of English alabasters offers an unrivalled glimpse into the spiritual lives, hopes, fears and religious aspirations of individuals across Europe during the Middle Ages.