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).