Today we dedicated time to the National Gallery. Once again we were over whelmed. As soon as we walked in, Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' was the first painting that greeted us. As expected it was absolutely beautiful. Photographs and postcards can't do this image justice. The color, texture and depth is just beautiful.
Carrying on we saw Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, Goya, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Degas. By the end of this visual feast we realised we weren't going to be mentally capable to take in the whole gallery.
We decided to cut straight to the Sainsbury Wing which included masters such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Uccello, Van Eyck, Botticelli, Raphael, Giotto and Durer. Ian's highlight was Leonardo's "The virgin of the rocks". He tried to explain how it made him feel, but he felt a bit speechless - I know I'm going to experience the same feelings when I see my first Rossetti.
We are going to come back to see the rest of the masterpieces another day. It was incredible that there was no entry fee to the gallery.
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