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This August in London, enjoy a #MuseumStaycation and discover the genius of 17th century carver, sculptor and Baroque influencer #GrinlingGibbons in his tercentenary month.
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#LetsDoLondon
📷 ©All Hallows by the Tower
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#LetsDoLondon
📷 ©All Hallows by the Tower
Start with Centuries in the Making — a free exhibition @bonhams1793. Diverse examples of Gibbons' unparalleled craftsmanship will be displayed together for the first time from across the UK, including the magnificent carved limewood font cover from All Hallows by the Tower.
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Gibbons was paid £12 for this sculptural work, which was given to the church by Mr James Foyle in 1682. Created in the round in #3D, it demonstrates Gibbons’ skill as a sculptor as well as a decorative carver, embellished with his signature cherubs, flowers, and foliage.
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How do you work from home when your job is to care for a #heritage building? Our Conservator Jonathan has taken on a new lockdown project: to recreate the Quire carvings of #GrinlingGibbons.
See how he got on 👇 #thread
See how he got on 👇 #thread
Just like for Sir Christopher Wren, Jonathan's project starts on the drawing board, using the records in our archive and the Quire itself to ensure his recreated model followed the original designs.
His design, in the style of Gibbons, begins with an acanthus leaf pattern which is shaped using a fret saw to remove the waste lime wood.
THREAD The #grinlinggibbons marble font at St James Piccadilly (1686)...
(2) Pitt the Elder and William Blake had their heads wet here...
(3) The base shows Adam and Eve with the Tree of Knowledge...
