artfirstprimo at the NG - the 11:30 morning tour: 20-04-13

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, Saturday 20th April 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 58 of the Sainsbury wing with A Satyr Mourning over a Nymph (about 1495) all by Piero di Cosimo (1462 - 1522): National Gallery web link here 

While here (in room 58) we also looked at the wedding chest or Cassone feature the story of the School Master of Falerii (late 15th century) attributed to the Master of Marradi (active late 15th century): National Gallery web link here

Just next door in room 59 we looked at The Annunciation with St Emidius (1486) by Carlo Crivelli (active about 1459 - 1516): National Gallery web link here

In the north wing of the Gallery we looked at the Dutch Caravaggist painting of Christ Before the High Priest (1617) by Gerrit van Honthorst (1492 - 1656): National Gallery web link here

This was followed by a visit to room 14 to look at the Adoration of the Kings (1564) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1550/1 - 1569): National Gallery web link here

Finally we ended in room 35 and looking at the six paintings collectively known Marriage-a-la-Mode (1743) by William Hogarth (1697 - 1764): National Gallery web link here


My next guided tours at the National Gallery will be at 11:30 and 14:30 (Sunday May 5th & Wednesday May 22nd).