History West Midlands On Air

World Class: Birmingham’s collection of Baroque Art

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Amongst Birmingham Museums Trust collection of more than 800 000 objects, its collection of Baroque fine art attracts visitors and researchers from all over the world. Helen Hillyard, a National Gallery Curatorial Trainee supported by the Art Fund, is researching this exciting collection.She talks with Mike Gibbs, Publisher of History West Midlands, about one of her favourite works - Saint Andrew Praying Before his Martyrdom by the Florentine Artist Carlo Dolci (1616-1686). KEYWORDS: Art, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, BMAG