Here are some of the art pieces I saw at the Scottish National Gallery! I was pretty overwhelmed by the collection because it was so large--I would have really liked a full day there, but I think I'm just going to have to get used to being smart about galleries and seeing what I want without panicking/getting exhausted. These are some highlights:
This triptych by Hugo Van Der Goes, one of the more famous artists of the Northern Renaissance, was commissioned for Scotland by King Charles I. This is not the complete altarpiece but it's the part I saw at the gallery. I was amazed by the size which is really hard to convey in this image but it is HUGE.
Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus, Manet
Olive Trees, Van Gogh
These two works, the one on the left by Botticelli and the one on the right by Picasso, were displayed together to show two differing representations of the mother and child motif. I found the pairing very interesting.
Old Woman Cooking Eggs, Velazquez
I especially enjoyed this work by Hans Holbein, mostly because he is an artist largely associated with portraits and I wouldn't have expected this piece. However, it is a nice surprise and a very interesting explanation of Christianity with gold labels on the parts of the painting explaining the greater symbolism.
These two works, the Da Vinci on the left and the Raphael on the right, were not paired in the gallery but were hung near one another. One thing I especially liked about the Raphael that is hard to see in this print is the richness of the blues in her gown. Look how big Da Vinci's Christ child is!
Dawn: Luther at Erfurt, Sir Joseph Noel Paton (Yay Scotland!)
Portrait of a Jew, Raeburn
This was my favorite Raeburn portrait, that was displayed on a wall with about 7 others.
Venus Anadyomene, Titian
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