Day 25 - a photo of somewhere you've been to
I realise that this is not a picture of a physical place, but I have been to see the real painting, and this is the photographic proof! It is Lo Sposalizio ('the wedding' in Italian) otherwise known as 'The Marriage of the Virgin', painted in oil by Raphael. A lot of paintings are affectionately known by a shorter title, like La Joconde. This painting now lives in the Pinacoteca di Brera, a beautiful art gallery with a beautiful Palazzo. The Pinacoteca houses some other famous paintings, including a Caravaggio (P's favourite artist. I have yet to decide upon one) and a painting called 'The Kiss' which reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean. The Caravaggio has an older sibling that lives in the National Gallery, which I suspect P has admired at length but I do not recall seeing, and I suspect holiday + gallery visiting + Caravaggio love would mean we'd make it to the Pinacoteca eventually.
So Lo Sposalizio lives in a slightly darkened room separate from the other artworks, and he is opposite a projected powerpoint presentation detailing the history behind Raphael's decision to paint this painting, and all the small tiny details it includes. After it finishes, you are meant better educated in a work of Raphael, thus can turn around with knowledge that you know what you are looking for/at.
Here is the much less beautiful Wikipedia version:
Carol
No comments:
Post a Comment