Gallery Visits
The National Gallery
The gallery contains art from 1250 A.D., to the 1900’s. The gallery is split into five sections; paintings 1250 – 1500, 1500 – 1600, 1600 – 1700, 1700 – 1900 and a temporary exhibition section. The gallery has a great permanent collection of Western European Old Master paintings, some dating back to 1250. I could see that a lot of the paintings were created by ink on canvas.
I really liked the Titian and Venice (1500 -1530) room. The three main Venetian artists were Giorgione, Titian and Sebastiano del Piombo. I really like the way they depict the fall of natural light on the landscape and figures. They revolutionised the use of oil paint. “Homage to a poet” by a follower of Giorgione, was a painting I really liked. It was painted using ink on canvas. As it was placed under the light, it made the painting really stand out.
I think the placement of each painting is well thought out. The lighting compliments the painting. I think that the layout keeps the public feeling comfortable, as viewers are not blasted with paintings. The rooms are spacious which is a great thing as the gallery attracts a lot of people. The only thing i didn’t like was the information on each painting, as it didn’t really give detailed information on the painter.The gallery also has workshops to practice painting skill and tours, to get in depth information about painting. The gallery also has a cafe and shop. I went onto their website, which I find a real useful resource. It has the whole collection of art and much more information on events, etc. The website really advertises the gallery well and gets every kind of person interested.
Bacchus and Ariadne
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