Performing Musical Interpretations Of The Paintings Of Paul Klee - National Gallery (The)

The National Gallery - a free afternoon

Advantages: Free and fascinatinf
Disadvantages: Sore feet

I recently decided that a visit to The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square was long overdue. A few minutes walk from Charing Cross tube, the able bodied can climb the front steps of the Portico Enterance of the National Gallery and get good views of Trafalgar Square and Big Ben. Alternatively you can enter by the low level Getty Entrance nearby or the Sainsbury Wing entrance more to the left . I personally prefer to wander around a gallery of my own free will but you can get a variety of audio tours (highlights or themed tours, or choose whichever commentary you wish to listen to from over 1000 paintings) or free guided tours. A voluntary donation is suggested. However, I found the labeling of the paintings quite informative as to the background of most paintings. My first stop when I arrived was the Espresso Bar, not just ...

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Join me on a visit to the National Gallery.

Advantages: Wonderful paintings
Disadvantages: none

and as it was an incredibly hot day with a beautiful blue sky, it was lovely to see people laughing and joking in the water while others sat and relaxed. I do adore the entrance to the National Gallery; the stairs are so wide and to me, it is an impressive building. Over the years I have visited this gallery several times and I have always enjoyed my visit. From memory I remembered where certain paintings are displayed therefore I did not need to study the free guide of the rooms. I was with a friend and we had already spent most part of the day doing other things in London therefore we only had a couple of hours before the gallery closed at six. I asked my friend what she wanted to see and she replied Van Gogh, I as her guide said that?s an easy one up the stairs and then turn right. The East Wing ?paintings from 1700 ...

teacherofhooch 07.08.2004 · Read full review
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Painting a portrit of our great nation

Advantages: nicely laid outt good selection of the great and good
Disadvantages: later portraits not as interesting

and who was also mother to Mary Shelly). One of my favourite portraits was the one of Alexander Fleming in his laboratory. I also liked the one of Landseer sculpting the Trafalgar Square lions. I found that I went through the more contemporary portraits quicker than say the Tudor ones. I am not sure if I was tired by that point or if they interested me less (familiarly breeds contempt and the portraits began to be less traditional with more photographs and modern art). The highlight for me of the contemporary portraits was the ones of Blur used on their greatest hits. The gallery is quite traditional in its approach to interpretation. It consists of labels beside the paintings. These contain a short biography of the sitter, a little bit about how it was painted, the technique etc, the artist and the date. I am not a great label ...

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