fish.01

Our pop in at the Queensland Art Gallery on Wednesday reminded me that Masterpieces from the Prado is now showing:





Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado

21 July – 4 November 2012 | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Ticketed | An Australian first, exclusive to Brisbane

QAG Opening Hours
10.00am — 5.00pm Monday to Friday
9.00am — 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday
9.00am — 5.00pm Public Holidays




Has anyone been and can recommend it?

julesandco

Damn. Thought this was going to be a photo thread from a road trip

fish.01

Took this on holiday in the outback last easter...surely this qualifies as a masterpiece from a Prado ?


Outback 025 by fish.2, on Flickr

spartacus

I'm not big on handbags. I'll probably give it a miss.

fish.01

Guess you won't be interested in Brisbane's latest store opening then


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moneypenny20

Love that, shame about the bonnet but great picture.

jad n rich

My 15 year old went with the school, he studies Spanish as a second language, hence the excursion.

He really is not a art person but said "you would have liked it" .

If its like the Picasso one, limited pieces but well selected, and very interesting to see european art in Australia.

If you are ever in Melbourne, go into the State Library (free admission), some very interesting portraits of Australian historical figures. I was wandering round behind a tour guide and some fascinating stories behind the names.

fish.01

Great, thanks for the feedback jad !! I enjoyed Picasso but I think it is because I forked out on a guide so I think I might do the same for this one.

I agree, the State Library is a must do. The reading room is just great. They had a Ned Kelly exhibit when I was there with almost complete armour but I had to do my own interpretation of the other pieces and it's rarely anywhere near as satisfying as hearing the back story from an experienced guide.