Listen up, art lovers! QAGOMA has just announced a huge exhibition
coming to Brisbane from none other than The Met in New York,
featuring works by some of the greatest painters of all time think
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Monet and many more. Spanning 500 years,
European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
offers a breath-taking journey from the 1420s and emerging
Renaissance to conclude at the height of early twentieth century
post-impressionism. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allows
visitors to experience works by painters such as Fra Angelico, Titian,
Raphael, Rembrandt, Turner, Van Gogh and Monet, direct from The Mets
collection one of the finest collections of European painting in the
world, the majority of which rarely leave permanent display in New
York. Highlights of the exhibition include Fra Angelicos finely
painted altarpiece The Crucifixion of ca. 142023, Titians poetic
Venus and Adonis of the 1550s, the immediacy and drama of
Caravaggios The Musicians 1597, Rembrandts painterly Flora
of c.1654, Vermeers beautifully observed Allegory of the Catholic
Faith c.1670-72, and van Goghs idyllic The Flowering Orchard
1888. European Masterpieces includes portraiture, still-life,
landscape and figure studies and will be a must-see for audiences of
all ages, art-enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in history,
society, beauty, religious iconography, mythology and symbolism. This
awe-inspiring exhibition is a must-see. Tickets are on sale now for
European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
. Secure yours at the QAGOMA website . Image Credit: Titian /
Venus and Adonis 1550s / Oil on canvas / 106.7 x 133.4cm / The Jules
Bache Collection 1949 / 49.7.16 Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of
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