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SWORD

SWORD

Medium
Heavy, made for the Cuirassiers

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Elmes, 1890

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
1091-D1M

Department
International Decorative Arts

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Exhibition
Survey 15: Relics and Rituals
Essay
Collection care and performance art at the NGV
Essay
Jean Ipoustéguy’s Death of the father at the NGV: marble, metal and lots of ink
Essay
Sacred geometry: The art and life of Reko Rennie
Essay
Exploring frames and framing in late 19th century Melbourne through the transcription of Thallon’s ledger 1888/89–1903
Learning Resource
Digital Creatives: Breakfast With Bonnard
Learning Resource
Digital Creatives: Exquisite Corpse
Learning Resource
Digital Creatives: Egyptian Enigma
Video
The Picasso Century | Online tour
Video
Session one: Queer People Archiving Their Histories
Video
Session two: The Legacy of David McDiarmid
Video
Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
Video
Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
Video
Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
Video
NGVWA Presents ‘Art of Tea’
Video
Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series Keynote: Redesigning Artificial Intelligence – From Australia Out
Video
Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
Video
TIWI | Exhibition video tour
Learning Resource
Digital creatives: Sea life – NGV Triennial 2020
Video
Drop-by Drawing with Juan Ford | An archer

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