Europe 1400-1800 (Room 46)
Room 46 will be closed from 22 February – 28 March
2010
The period dating from the late Middle Ages until the end of the
eighteenth century was a time of great social change. Political
revolution, religious upheaval and the discovery of new continents
radically influenced European life.
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The Medici Valencian vase, AD 1465-92
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The Medici Valencian vase, AD 1465-92
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Terracotta bust of Oliver Cromwell by Roubiliac, AD 1759
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Terracotta bust of Oliver Cromwell by Roubiliac, AD 1759
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Medal of Mary I, by Jacopo da Trezzo, AD 1554-55
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Medal of Mary I, by Jacopo da Trezzo, AD 1554-55
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The Marlborough ice pails, AD 1700
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The Marlborough ice pails, AD 1700
Through objects of the decorative and applied arts, Room 46
charts the expansion of international trade, the growth of modern
cities and the major developments in the arts and sciences that
established the broad outline of modern European civilisation.
The direct influence of the Italian Renaissance on the material
culture of the time can also be seen in objects on display.