Yorkshire Art Journal

I would like to draw attention to a hidden treasure within Leeds Museum’s collection. The Nottingham alabaster panel sits within the Collectors’ Gallery at the Museum.  It is from the fifteenth century and represents the Assumption of the Virgin Mary surrounded by angels and God the Father. I will trace the unique history of the English alabaster carving tradition and delve into the panel’s unique origin and the medium’s strong association with Yorkshire. All carved medieval alabaster […]