The National Gallery

I managed to even convince Linnea to come along to visit the National Gallery. Another museum with free admission, perfect. It wasn't as crowded as the British Museum by far, and much smaller in size.
The collection might be smaller but most major developments in Western painting are represented with an impressive show of important works.

I thoroughly enjoyed this visit, as there were so many artworks on display from the art history books! It's amazing to get to see in real life, the images you have studied during different art courses! Like this one below, The Ambassadors by Holbein, 1533; with the intriguing scull that only emerges as you place yourself on the correct angle.

Or this, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck from 1434. One of the most studied paintings of all time.

The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velásquez, 1647-51. The inspiration for the painting Olympia, 1863, by Manet.

This self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1615-17.

Lovely spaces, but a bit confusing to walk around as there was many doors in each room. Sometimes I wasn't quite sure if I had covered it all, as there was no particular route to follow but indeed many galleries.

Cézanne and Van Gogh:

A lovely London afternoon!