artfirstprimo at the NG - afternoon tour: 23-09-12

Welcome back art lovers. For those of you who don't yet know, let me remind you the National Gallery, London offers free lecture tours everyday at the same times of 11:30 and 14:30; leaving from the new part of the building - The Sainsbury Wing, just next to the main shop. National Gallery's Permanent Collection consists of over 2,500 paintings.

I hope that those of you, who were able to attend my free guided tour at the National Gallery today, Sunday 23^rd September, 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: The Virgin and Child (1426) by Masaccio (1401 - 1428/9?). We briefly compared this to The Quaratesi Madonna (1425), in the same room by Gentile da Fabriano (about 1385 - 1427).  We then looked at the portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501-2) by Giovanni Bellini (active about 1459; died 1516). We then on moved to room 5 to look at The Crucifixion, a triptych (about 1510) by the unknown artist referred to as the Master of Delft (active early 16th century).  After this, it was through to room 4 to look at Cupid complaining to Venus (about 1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553), and we finally ended in room 44 with the ethereal image of Lake Keitele (1905) by the only Finish artist in The National Gallery’s collection, Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 - 1931).

I will be posting news regarding the October and November dates of my next guided tours of the National Gallery, which will be at the usual times of 11:30 and 14:30.

artfirstprimo at the NG - morning tour: 23-09-12

Welcome back art lovers. For those of you who don't yet know, let me remind you the National Gallery, London offers free lecture tours everyday at the same times of 11:30 and 14:30; leaving from the new part of the building - The Sainsbury Wing, just next to the main shop. National Gallery's Permanent Collection consists of over 2,500 paintings.

I hope that those of you, who were able to attend my free guided tour at the National Gallery today, Sunday 23^rd September, 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 Satyr mourning over a Nymph (about 1495) by Piero di Cosimo (1462 - 1522). We briefly mentioned wedding chest or Cassoni in the same room, with an image of The Story of the Schoolmaster of Falerii (late 15th century), attributed to the Master of Marradi (active in Tuscany in the late 15th century).  We then looked at The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Narrative Scenes (1260s) by Margarito of Arezzo (documented 1262). We then on moved to room 9 to look at one of a series of four paintings originally intended for ceilings in Venetian palazzos, the first called Happy Union (about 1575) by Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588).  The others in the series that we did not look at) were: Respect, Scorn and Unfaithfulness (all about 1575). After this, it was through to room 34 to look at The Cornfield (1826) by John Constable (1776- 1837), we also briefly looked at Constable’s masterpiece, The Hay Wain (1821) and we finally ended in room 41 with The Execution of Lady Jane Grey (1833) by Paul Delaroche (1841 - 1919).

I will be posting news regarding the October and November dates my next guided tours of the National Gallery, which will be at the usual times of 11:30 and 14:30.