Medieval Multiplied: A Gothic Ivory and its Reproductions

i Mirror case; carved ivory with an allegory of love showing knights attacking the castle of love; French; 14th century. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

19 Oct 2024 – 16 Feb 2025
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Medieval Multiplied: A Gothic Ivory and its Reproductions draws from the collections of The Courtauld and V&A to explore how different technologies of reproduction have shaped encounters with artworks since the 19th century.

Juxtaposing a spectacular Gothic ivory carving with multiple reproductions of it – from engravings, photographs and plaster casts to 3D prints and digital models – the display offers unparalleled opportunities to compare these technologies side-by-side.

What do they reveal or conceal about the original? How have they exposed otherwise inaccessible objects to study? And how can historic thinking about the ‘aura’ of the original inform current debates about new, super accurate reproductions?

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19 Oct 2024 - 16 Feb 2025

10:00 – 18:00 (last entry 17:15)

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Mirror case; carved ivory with an allegory of love showing knights attacking the castle of love; French; 14th century. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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