Beauty & Power: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes
Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, W1, until 25 July
Caravaggio’s Friends & Foes
Whitfield Fine Art, 23 Dering Street, W1, until 23 July
William Crozier: Early Work
Pyms Gallery, 9 Mount Street, W1, until 20 July
The temporary exhibition galleries of the Wallace Collection are in the basement, next to the lavatories, and while I was there more visitors came down for the purposes of relieving themselves than to acquire new knowledge and experience of Renaissance and Baroque bronzes. It’s a shame if this show is being overlooked, because there hasn’t been a display like it in England for more than 30 years, and there are indeed fine things to be seen. The majority of the exhibits come from the collection of the American architect Peter Marino, and it’s evident that considerable trouble has been taken with their installation.
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