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| The Sacred Made Real - Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600 -1700; Religious Art Exhibition | |
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| Topic Started: Thursday, 22. October 2009, 22:30 (710 Views) | |
| OsullivanB | Thursday, 22. October 2009, 22:30 Post #1 |
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This is at the National Gallery London until 24th January 2010 - admission £8. It gets an ecstatic review from Brian Sewell in tonight's Evening Standard. |
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| DannyD | Friday, 23. October 2009, 18:29 Post #2 |
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Here is a link to a short video (12 mins 30 secs), with Archbishop Nichols reflecting on three of the exhibits..... http://www.rcdow.org.uk Edited by DannyD, Friday, 23. October 2009, 18:29.
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| tomais | Sunday, 25. October 2009, 14:43 Post #3 |
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We had- that is the communial we as is in Edinburgh an exhibition- Discovering Spanish Art for our International festival; ended October 11th. Guardian a bit iffy on it-thrust was on Spanish influence on UK art. But a few well kent pieces. Thankfully we were spared the Sewellesque strangled anti Scots opinion and review- probably all below his metropolitan horizon. The London exhibition appears to be the one we wish had been here for the festival. Oh and as a superior comment- the Prado was one of Europes worst places for painting- 8 years ago: central/airconditioning appalling. Any that is by the by. Luck London on this occaision |
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| CARLO | Sunday, 25. October 2009, 17:04 Post #4 |
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I hope to see the exhibition very soon. Pax CARLO |
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| Mairtin | Monday, 26. October 2009, 12:34 Post #5 |
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I've been thinking about this; I've never been to the National Gallery and there are some other items I'd like to see - e.g. the Michelangelo's and the Caravaggio's - so I can easily spend extra time there either before or after the 'official' meet up. No immediate rush but deciding fairly soon whether it's to be the 9th or the 16th would be good to enable me to pick up the cheapie flight. Edited by Mairtin, Monday, 26. October 2009, 12:36.
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| Joseph | Monday, 26. October 2009, 21:28 Post #6 |
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I have just got around to viewing that video Danny - superb! Thanks for posting the link. And Archbishop Nichols did a great job in his commentary didn't he? |
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| DannyD | Monday, 26. October 2009, 23:30 Post #7 |
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Thanks, Joseph....You can see what I mean about how unfazed the Archbishop is by the flash photography going off all around him - a true pro! |
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| Joseph | Monday, 26. October 2009, 23:39 Post #8 |
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Indeed Danny - very impressed! PS, OT - Whilst on that site I took the liberty of viewing a few of the other videos too, especially those of the Westminster Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, and again I was very impressed with Archbishop Nichols' contribution. Hopefully we shall all benefit a great deal from his appointment as our leader once he really settles in. |
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| Joseph | Thursday, 29. October 2009, 19:50 Post #9 |
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I just watched coverage of the exhibition on The Culture Show - BBC2. Quite breathtaking!!! The quality is unbelievable. |
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| DannyD | Saturday, 31. October 2009, 11:02 Post #10 |
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Absolutely right, Joseph, the quality is excellent.... Had a wonderful evening yesterday, as, despite my fears of having to shuffle around in a crowded and constricted space, there was plenty of room and time to walk around....The £8 fee must put some people off...The audio guide has the curator Xavier Bray, Brazilian painter and sculptor Ana Maria Pacheco and Jesuit priest Fr James Hanvey....There has been comments and concern expressed about the gory nature of the exhibition, but I can honestly say that for your average Catholic it is just normal to see the depictions of the Passion and the Crucifixion...The only exhibit I found slightly disturbing, was "The Miracle of the Lactation"...I had never come across the story before of St Bernard of Clairvaux and the sculpture of the Virgin Mary....There is a good 20 minute film accompanying the exhibition, but even with that, I think the average tour would take 60-80 minutes maximum.....Ironically, there is an excellent study day scheduled for Saturday 16th January from 10.30am - 4pm at the Gallery, with contributions from the curator and Professor Tina Beattie et al... My two personal highlights would be the painting "Christ on the Cross" by Zurbaran, and "Mary Magdalene meditating on the Crucifixion" by Pedro de Mena.... |
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| Joseph | Saturday, 31. October 2009, 12:27 Post #11 |
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Glad you enjoyed it Danny. I should have thought at £8 (in London) it would be seen as very good value for money. For anyone interested in the Exhibition - even/especially if unable to visit it, I would recommend viewing last Thursday's BBC2 Culture show, if still available on I-player, or whatever system is used to track-back these days. The Exhibition guided tour comes towards the end of that show. It is very well done and worth the effort of finding it, I feel. |
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| Josephine | Saturday, 31. October 2009, 19:03 Post #12 |
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I went on Thursday, with a friend, the only day we could go and found it very moving. Discussing afterwards,we found that we had both felt like praying and had done so. The bust of Our Lady of Sorrows is the most moving I have ever seen - such pain. The effect of sculpture on art and vice versa is very evident. The title "The Sacred Made Real" is inspired - it is just that. The sculptures and paintings are very real. Let us hope and pray that many of the people who visit for Art's sake, will become interested in the faith which inspired the artists - one of whom used to pray and attend Mass and Holy Communion before beginning his work. Many of the pieces are still in everyday use in Spain and have been specially lent to this exhibition. The statue of St. Francis has never before left the cathedral in Toledo. I heard the exhibition being advertised on ClassicFM yesterday. |
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| Anne-Marie | Monday, 9. November 2009, 13:46 Post #13 |
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Probably no point, Danny, as so much of what needs to be posted is already here. May as well keep it here now. |
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| Rose of York | Monday, 9. November 2009, 15:40 Post #14 |
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Danny if you like I could select from this thread, posts to do with the outing, split them and use them for a new thread. That would keep the existing posts about the outing, and future ones, together. It won't be too much bother, splitting this topic. |
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| Rose of York | Monday, 9. November 2009, 17:48 Post #15 |
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After exchanging private message with Danny, the thread about the outing in on http://s10.zetaboards.com/Catholic_CyberForum/topic/7195499/1/ |
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