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Exhibitions

William Blake etching named Head of a Damned Soul.

William Blake’s Universe

Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.

Virtue, Vice & the Senses: Prints 1540 - 1660

Please note: this event has been CANCELLED

Tue 17 March 2020 - Sun 14 June 2020

Fitzwilliam Museum

This exhibition looks at the spread and development of prints representing abstract qualities such as the Five Senses, Seven Virtues and Deadly Sins. German and Netherlandish 16th century examples feature female figures accompanied by animals associated with the concept in question, or holding significant objects or attributes. At the turn of the 17th century, printmakers in Holland, France and England became more inventive, moving away from traditional allegorical depictions to pairs of amorous couples, women in fashionable dress and elaborate domestic scenes.

Cost: Free

Enquiries and booking

No need to book.

Timing

10:00am-5:00pm daily from Tuesday 17 March 2020 until Sunday 14 June 2020

All times

Tue 17 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 18 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 19 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 20 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 21 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 22 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 23 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 24 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 25 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 26 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 27 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 28 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 29 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 30 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 31 March 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 1 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 2 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 3 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 4 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 5 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 6 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 7 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 8 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 9 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 10 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 11 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 12 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 13 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 14 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 15 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
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Fri 17 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 18 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 19 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 20 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 21 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
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Fri 24 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 25 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
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Mon 27 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 28 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 29 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 30 April 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 1 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 2 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 3 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 4 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 5 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 6 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 7 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 8 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 9 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 10 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 11 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 12 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 13 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 14 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 15 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 16 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 17 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 18 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 19 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 20 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 21 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 22 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 23 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 24 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 25 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 26 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 27 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 28 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 29 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 30 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 31 May 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 1 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 2 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 3 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 4 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 5 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 6 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 7 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 8 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 9 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 10 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 11 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 12 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 13 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 14 June 2020 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Venue

Address: Fitzwilliam Museum
Charrington Print Room (16)
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
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Email: fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1223 332900
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