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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Highlights

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Highlights

The MFA's collection of European decorative arts and sculpture include approximately 22,000 works of art from the seventh century until the present day. Among the strengths of the holdings are English silver and porcelain, eighteenth-century French decorative arts, medieval sculpture and works of art, and Italian Renaissance sculpture. In recent years, the focus has been on making strategic purchases in all fields to fill gaps in the collection, and especially in the area of nineteenth-century decorative arts and sculpture. Explore a highlighted selection of these pieces from across the Museum's collection.

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Reliquary casket ("Emly Shrine")
late 7th–early 8th century
Cabinet-on-stand
James Newton
about 1805
Macaw
Meissen Manufactory
about 1732
Cruet for Oil and Vinegar
Medici Porcelain Factory, Italian (Florence)
1575–87
Steep angle, looking up from below
Donatello
about 1425–35
Andiron
Pierre-Philippe Thomire
about 1785
Thomas Jefferson
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1789
Vase
Sèvres Manufactory
1779
Architecture
Giambologna (Jean Boulogne)
about 1600
Samson and Lion Aquamanile
early 14th century
Baptism of Christ
Limoges
mid-13th century