UK - London - National Gallery detail mono
I'd never really looked at the National Gallery before, somehow it blends into the backdrop of Trafalgar Square amongst the other equally grand buildings. One advantage of wandering round with a camera is it gives you a good excuse to look at everything in detail making me realise just how wonderful the Corinthian column capitals of the front portico really are.
From Wikipedia : "The National Gallery is an art museum on Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900[a]. The gallery is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection belongs to the public of the United Kingdom and entry to the main collection (though not some special exhibitions) is free of charge......
The present building, the third to house the National Gallery, was designed by William Wilkins from 1832–8. Only the façade onto Trafalgar Square remains essentially unchanged from this time, as the building has been expanded piecemeal throughout its history. "
UK - London - National Gallery detail mono
I'd never really looked at the National Gallery before, somehow it blends into the backdrop of Trafalgar Square amongst the other equally grand buildings. One advantage of wandering round with a camera is it gives you a good excuse to look at everything in detail making me realise just how wonderful the Corinthian column capitals of the front portico really are.
From Wikipedia : "The National Gallery is an art museum on Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900[a]. The gallery is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection belongs to the public of the United Kingdom and entry to the main collection (though not some special exhibitions) is free of charge......
The present building, the third to house the National Gallery, was designed by William Wilkins from 1832–8. Only the façade onto Trafalgar Square remains essentially unchanged from this time, as the building has been expanded piecemeal throughout its history. "