Lord R has been replaced (or displaced; I didn't see everything, obvs), part of the eternal rotation I suppose (though looking back through the archives I see that quite a bit of the tat hasn't been changed). I don't feel that Miss Victoria quite fills the space; emblematic of the age in some ways perhaps, but rather lightweight. There's also a Klimt - Hermine Gallia - replacing a rather poor quality Manet but while distinctivley K it isn't in the later style and is a bit washed out.
Having mocked the perspective in The Hunt in the Forest I feel I should also mock it in Ucello's The Battle of San Romano because, despite being a lovely painting, he still1 can't get it right.
And the scattering of lances designed to let your eye see perspective is distinctly unsubtle. But Orange Turban Man is fantastic and has a faint resemblance to Putin. I have the Uffizi one too though foolishly I didn't get the full thing, the lighting is poor, and my 2018 camera wasn't great (update: used in this post). Roll on the Louvre.
Here's one that confused me, because I thought I had seen it just recently (apologies for the awful lighting, that's on the Nat Gal not me)
But no; it is... <checks timeline> by Dieric (aka Dirk) Bouts, ~1470 and I was confusing it with Albrecht Bouts from ~1500 (my version). Good grief it is all so confusing. Anyway, I very much like the way they freely copy from each other, whilst changing and trying to improve, instead of the modern mania for originality.
Which reminds me of the Mass of St Gregory of which I've seen a number of versions recently (Brugge; Ghent).
Weird, no? I must find out what all the funny symbols are sometime (ah: they are the Arma Christi). This one is by Campin, in Bruxelles.
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1. Wiki tells me it is actually earlier. I shouldn't assume that my viewing timeline is the same order as reality. Fine; it is clearly a better painting.
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Thank you for this. Here in Santnader they recently opened what will be their flagship museum, called 'Faro.; (Beacon, not lighthouse--get your secondary translations right!). Their opening exhibits are more or less an homage to Hispanoamerican culture--lots of Frida, Botero, et al. It's in the former headquarters of Santander Bank and they're highlighting something called The Cube--very high tech 3D renderings of everyday objects. Worth a look.
It is mostly too modern for me (I have spared you my review of the Tate Modern) :-)
When I lived in London I made it a point to hit one major museum a year. The Tate Modern was pretty much the only disappointment. It was really not a good museum. Who knows? Maybe it'll get better some day, but with the current state of modern art I wouldn't count on it.
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