Event Item: 00254

Devotion by Design: Italian Altarpieces before 1500

Exhibition: 6th Jul 2011 to 2nd Oct 2011

Source: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk

As part of a programme of summer shows focusing on the National Gallery's collection, 'Devotion by Design' explores the function, the original location, and the development of altarpieces in Italy during the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance.

Using the Gallery's own collection, this exhibition investigates the development of altarpieces, looking at changes in form, style and type. It examines not only the evolution of their physical structure but also their relationship to their frames and to the monumental architecture that surrounded them.

For more information please see The National Gallery's listing here