artfirstprimo at the NG - the 14:30 afternoon tour: 11-03-13

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, Monday 11th March 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 57 of the Sainsbury wing with the The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1475) all by Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuuolo (about 1432 - 1498): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonio-del-pollaiuolo-and-piero-del-pollaiuolo-the-martyrdom-of-saint-sebastian 

In room 55 we looked at The Battle of San Romano (probably about 1438-40) by Paolo Uccello (about 1397 - 1475): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/paolo-uccello-the-battle-of-san-romano

In room 6 we also looked at An Allegory of Love (probably about 1527-39) by Garofalo (about 1481 - 1559): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/garofalo-an-allegory-of-love

This was followed by a visit to room 29 to look at Peace and War (1629-30) the first by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/peter-paul-rubens-minerva-protects-pax-from-mars-peace-and-war

Finally we ended in room 34 and looking at An Experiment on a Bird in the Air pump (1768) by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797):http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-wright-of-derby-an-experiment-on-a-bird-in-the-air-pump


My next guided tours at the National Gallery will be at 11:30 and 14:30 (dates to be announced soon).
  

artfirstprimo at the NG - the 11:30 morning tour: 11-03-13

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, Monday 11th March 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 56 of the Sainsbury wing with the The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) all by Duccio (active 1422 - 1441): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait 

In room 62 we looked at Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501-2) by Giovanni Bellini (active about 1459 - 1516): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giovanni-bellini-doge-leonardo-loredan

In the same room (62) we also looked at Saint Jerome in His Study (about 1475) by Antonello da Messina (active 1456 - 1479): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonello-da-messina-saint-jerome-in-his-study

This was followed by a visit to room 9 to look at Happy Union (1475) the first by Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/paolo-veronese-happy-union

We then moved to room 19 and looked at A Bacchanalian Revel before a Term (about 1632-33) by Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665): http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/nicolas-poussin-a-bacchanalian-revel-before-a-term

Finally we ended in room 31 and looking at Equestrian Portrait of Charles I (about 1637-38) by Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641):http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/anthony-van-dyck-equestrian-portrait-of-charles-i


My next guided tours at the National Gallery will be at 11:30 and 14:30 (date to be announced soon).