Welcome to my listing of paintings that have recently featured in my regular tours of the National Gallery, London. For those of you who don't yet know, let me remind you the National Gallery 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 of Western European art.
I hope that those of you, who were able to attend my free guided tour at the National Gallery today, Sunday 24th February 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 in room 51 of the Sainsbury wing with three panels including The Annunciation (1307/8-11) all by Duccio (1452 - 1519): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/duccio-the-annunciation
In room 66 we looked at The Baptism of Christ (1450s) by Piero della Francesca (about 1415/20 - 1492): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/piero-della-francesca-the-baptism-of-christ
This was followed by a visit to room 14 to look at two Adoration of the Magi (1464) the first by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (about 1550/1 -1569): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/pieter-bruegel-the-elder-the-adoration-of-the-kings
And the second Adoration of the Magi (1510-15) by Jan Gossaert (active 1503 - died 1532): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-gossaert-the-adoration-of-the-kings
We then moved to room 30 and looked at Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (probably 1618) by Diego Velazquez (1599 - 1660): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-christ-in-the-house-of-martha-and-mary
And finally we ended in room 33 looking at Psyche showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid (1753) by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732 -1806): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jean-honore-fragonard-psyche-showing-her-sisters-her-gifts-from-cupid
My next guided tours at the National Gallery will be at 11:30 and 14:30 on Monday 11th Mar. Also on the same day at 16:00 I shall be giving the 10 minute talk in room 25 on The Guitar Player (about 1672) by Johannes Vermeer (1632 -1675):http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/johannes-vermeer-the-guitar-player
We did not see the paintings you listed for rooms 4 and 8.
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You are absolutely correct! I mistakenly included two paintings from the morning tour. You were clearly paying attention, thanks for the comment it is very much appreciated. Primo
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