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  Explore Donatello's masterpiece: 'The Ascension'

  In this video, Peta Motture, Lead Curator of Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance, further reveals the…
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  'Silver and Gold' by Norman Hartnell

  So, on a very cold Saturday morning, we motored up to Norfolk with two car loads of people and dresses…
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  'My Years and Seasons' by Pierre Balmain

  Mother supervised the last installations, brandishing a folding rule which she kept on breaking.…
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  Design and make a talking textile

  Historically, àdìrẹ cloth was mainly made by women, using techniques passed down from their mothers and…
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  Introducing Beatrix Potter

  Her grandmother, Jane Leech, and her mother, Helen, were both skilful embroiderers, and Helen also enjoyed…
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  An introduction to women printmakers

  painting in the royal collection, Victoria's prints were often used to document her life as a wife and mother…
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  Aubrey Beardsley – decadence & desire

  His mother, the daughter of an Indian Army surgeon, was cultured and ambitious for Aubrey and his older…
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  An A – Z of gemstones

  Xanthic means 'yellow-coloured' and xanthopetal means a flower with yellow petals, which is appropriate…
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  Leslie Linder and the Beatrix Potter collection

  She wrote anecdotes about her favourite pets, including her rabbit Benjamin, a show-off and 'handsome…
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  An A–Z of metalwork

  goldsmiths across European cities using precious and exotic materials, from varicoloured gold to ivory, mother…