Welcome back art lovers. For those of you who don't yet know, let me remind you the National Gallery, London
I hope that those of you, who were able to attend my free guided tour at the National Gallery today, Sunday 29th July, enjoyed the choice of paintings. But if you missed them or just want a reminded of which pictures we looked at so you can visit them again with a friend. Here is a list of those paintings:
We began with: a painting, one of two by Francesco Pesellino (1422 - 1457), depicting The Story of David and Goliath, (about 1445-55) they were probably commissioned for a pair of marriage chests, usually called cassone. We then looked at and example of a cassone in room 58 with an image painted on the side depicting The Story of the Schoolmaster of Falerii (late 15th century) attributed to Master of Marradi. Hanging above this we looked at a painting called A Satyr mourning over a Nymph (1495) by Piero di Cosimo (1462 - 1522). The painting probably served as a spalliera (a backboard for a bench or chest), or as part of the panelling in a Florentine palace. This was followed by a look at The Madonna of the Pinks ('La Madonna dei Garofani') (about 1506-7), by Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483 - 1520). In room 4 we made a close examination of Cupid complaining to Venus (about 1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553). We finally ended in room 46 with Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1843 - 1917).
I hope that those of you, who were able to attend my free guided tour at the National Gallery today, Sunday 29th July, enjoyed the choice of paintings. But if you missed them or just want a reminded of which pictures we looked at so you can visit them again with a friend. Here is a list of those paintings:
We began with: a painting, one of two by Francesco Pesellino (1422 - 1457), depicting The Story of David and Goliath, (about 1445-55) they were probably commissioned for a pair of marriage chests, usually called cassone. We then looked at and example of a cassone in room 58 with an image painted on the side depicting The Story of the Schoolmaster of Falerii (late 15th century) attributed to Master of Marradi. Hanging above this we looked at a painting called A Satyr mourning over a Nymph (1495) by Piero di Cosimo (1462 - 1522). The painting probably served as a spalliera (a backboard for a bench or chest), or as part of the panelling in a Florentine palace. This was followed by a look at The Madonna of the Pinks ('La Madonna dei Garofani') (about 1506-7), by Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483 - 1520). In room 4 we made a close examination of Cupid complaining to Venus (about 1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553). We finally ended in room 46 with Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1843 - 1917).
My next guided tours of the National Gallery will be on Sunday 5th August at the usual times of 11:30 and 14:30, and I will also be giving a Ten Minute talk on Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons (1773), by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) in room 34 at 16:00 also on Sunday 5th August.
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