With National Gallery closing down for three years for renovations, I was keen to visit it this winter. Here are some of the highlights from my visit.
Madame de Pompadour by Francois-Hubert Drouais
The execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche, 1833
Erasmus by Holbein, 1523
Cognoscenti in a Room hung with Pictures
Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip by Rachel Ruysch, 1716
Rembrandt, self portrait at 63
Three years is way too long for a museum, hope the renovations are justified. I haven’t been to the National Gallery in years. Hope to revisit it one day. I love Holbein, and that Chardin’s painting, The Young Teacher, is so sweet.
I love the National. It’s big enough that it takes more than a day. I love the Leonardos they have and I remember that Rembrandt from my visit. Another visit is required!
Great pictures. I love that Rembrandt painting.
Three years is a long time to be closed. I enjoyed seeing what you shared here. I’ve not been, nor have I been to the National Portrait Gallery. Maybe I’ll get to both someday.