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Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.

Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675) - The Music Lesson (about 1662-3). Royal Collection Trust © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2013.

Orchestra To Perform At National Gallery Vermeer Show

June exhibition to explore masterpieces through live music.

Federico Barocci (1535-1612) Head study for Saint John the Evangelist National Gallery of Art, Washington Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 1979 Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Image courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Art Review: Barocci – Brilliance and Grace @ National Gallery

Have they discovered another Renaissance master?

Ed Deir, Petra, Jordan Frederic Edwin Church 1868. © Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution/Art Resource, NY/Scala, Florence. Photo: Matt Flynn

Art Review: Through American Eyes @ National Gallery

Stunning landscape paintings of the American wilderness

The Cornfield by John Constable

Capturing The Landscape: The National Gallery Photo Challenge

Explore the connection between Old Master paintings and photography (sponsored post).

Luc Delahaye 132nd Ordinary Meeting of the Conference, 2004. Wilson Centre for Photography  Courtesy Luc Delahaye and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

Art Review: Seduced By Art – Photography @ National Gallery

Can contemporary photography measure up against classical paintings?

Richard Hamilton Le Chef-d’oeuvre inconnu – a painting in three parts 2011 (printed 2012). © Courtesy of the Estate of Richard Hamilton

Art Review: Richard Hamilton @ National Gallery

Paint, photography and computer modelling merge to create Renaissance-style works with a modern twist.

Titian, Diana and Actaeon. Photo © The National Gallery, London.

Art Review: Metamorphosis – Titian 2012 @ National Gallery

Titian’s three masterpieces inspire artists, ballet and poetry.

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Monday Miscellanea

More Londony anniversaries and trivia for a Monday morning.

Titian, The Flight into Egypt. Photograph © The State Hermitage Museum / Natalia Antonova, Inessa Regentova

Art Review: Titian’s First Masterpiece @ National Gallery

The Flight into Egypt is a masterpiece in every sense of the word.