Victoria&Albert维多利亚

TheVictorianeraisunquestionablyoneofthehighpointsinthehistoryofBritishart--andthecultureofthatperiodwasdefined,asmuchasanything,bytheartistictastesofQueenVictoriaandherbelovedPrinceAlbert.FromVictoria’saccessionin1837toAlbert’sdeathin1861,BuckinghamPalacewasknownas“theheadquartersoftaste,”andinatimewhenroyalpatronagewasstillessentialtoasuccessfulartisticcareer,thepairenthusiasticallycollectedpaintings,sculpture,jewelry,andfurniturefromawiderangeofBritishandEuropeanartists.Victoria&Albertpresentsthehighlightsofthatextensivecollectionthroughmorethanfourhundredbeautifullyproducedfull-colorillustrations.Inadditiontothemanyartworks,bothfamiliarandlittle-known,thatVictoriaandAlbertcollected,thebookalsofeaturesthemonarchs’owncreations,frompaintings,drawings,andetchingstothelovingsouveniralbumstheyassembledtorecordtheirtravelsandcommemoratethemajoreventsoftheirlives.Openingawindowontothelivesoftwopeopleaspassionateaboutartastheywereabouteachother,Victoria&AlbertwillbeacomprehensiveresourceforscholarsofBritishartandtheroyalfamily.