Pirelli Courtyard

Captain Fowke, Godfrey Sykes, and others

1856-84

The Victorian and Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, London

Photograph and text by George P. Landow

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In this photograph, we look towards away from Cromwell Road in the direction the wall of the inner courtyard with renaissance-revival façade and a pair of bronze doors deorated with eight panels representing the fine and applied arts. "On the balconies are roundels containing putti; further up, the pediment typanum and figure panels on the flanking attic stories are by Townroe" (Read, 227). According to a history of museums site, "three horizontal divisions represent the Ages of Man. On the pediment is Queen Victoria distributing Laurel crowns in front of the Crystal Palace."

References

Read, Benedict. Victorian Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982.

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Last modified 18 July 2001