Meet Grinling Gibbons: The ‘Michelangelo of Wood’

Sophia Marci Anderson | Museum Crush | 29th March 2018

Many regard the Baroque woodcarver Gibbons as the greatest wood carver ever. His exquisite, almost unbelievably detailed, work brought fame in his lifetime and prestigious commissions from royal palaces and elsewhere. A panel of his work has been purchased for a British public museum, prompting a celebratory exhibition. An excellent video (2 min) is here.