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Heavenly bodies.(Brief article)
Burghley House was built near Stamford, Lincolnshire, between 1555 and 1587 for Elizabeth I's lord high treasurer, William Cecil, first Baron Burghley, and it is still occupied by his descendants. The house is open to the public daily in the summer (excluding Fridays) until October 29 (for winter hours consult www.burghley.co.uk), and most years one or another aspect of the collection is highlighted in an exhibition.
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This year the topic is Heavenly Bodies: Sculptural Responses to the Human Form, and loans from public and private collections complement what is normally on view at Burghley. Some thirty objects are spread throughout the house to contrast with their settings. Among the loans is an aluminum cast of the statue of Eros by Sir Alfred Gilbert (illustrated above). It is displayed on ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Heavenly bodies.(Brief article)