Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Victoria and Albert: Baroque Splendour

Devotees of the Baroque period of art will be interested to know that the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England are presently hosting an exhibition, Baroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence. The exhibition looks upon various manifestations of the baroque period.

The London Oratory is literally just down the road from the V&A, and one of the interesting inclusions from the museum in relation to this exhibition is of scenes of the Low Mass from the Lady Altar of the London Oratory, which is features as a part of this exhibition.



(Filmed by Mara Colombo and Simona Piantieri. By courtesy of the Fathers of the London Oratory)

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