More Paintings
Posted in Art at 12:00 on 20 August 2017
I’ve been going to Art Exhibitions again.
The Scottish National Gallery at the Mound, Edinburgh, at the moment has an exhibition entitled Beyond Caravaggio (until 24/9/17.)
The entry is £12 but the good lady and myself joined as “Friends of the Gallery” earlier in the year to take advantage of free entry to such exhibitions.
As its title implies most of the works shown are by followers of Caravaggio; though the three or four by the master himself are stunning. Some of the others are almost as good but there was one (which I shan’t name) which I thought was a bit cartoonish.
It was good value even if you’d had to pay £12. There are at least five rooms filled with paintings.
I couldn’t help remarking to the good lady, though, about one of the exhibits, “Why on Earth is there a painting of Russell Brand on the wall?”
The painting is in fact Christ Displaying his Wounds by Giovanni Antonio Galli – called Lo Spadorino.
This painting is owned by Perth and Kinross Council. On the UK Art site he’s listed as Giacomo Galli.
I noticed after we left the building that a full building height reproduction of this painting adorns the front of the gallery.
Tags: Beyond Caravaggio, Caravaggio, Giacomo Galli, Giovanni Antonio Galli, Lo Spadorino, Russell Brand, Scottish National Gallery, UK Art