The Hohenzollern Bridge carries the main railway and foot passengers across the Rhine in the centre of Cologne in Germany. Looking across the river the panorama includes the bridge, the railway station and the magnificent gothic cathedral. Nestled in the middle of this group of great buildings is the Museum Ludwig. It is home to…
Category: Gallery Visits
The Lentos Art Museum, Linz.
Linz is the location for my building of the month for September. Linz is a city on the Danube which is vying for tourist attention and trying to compete with Salzburg and has been establishing itself as a centre for Modern Art. There is much development taking places in the city centre, along the Danube…
The Lentos Art Museum, Linz.
Linz is the location for my building of the month for September. Linz is a city on the Danube which is vying for tourist attention and trying to compete with Salzburg and has been establishing itself as a centre for Modern Art. There is much development taking places in the city centre, along the Danube…
Jan Van Eyk’s Madonna with Joris Van Der Paele in Bruges
The Groeningemuseum is not to be found on the main tourist itineraries in Bruges but well worth the visit. It is a small collection mainly of art from this part of Flemish Belgium set in nine galleries. These rooms take you from the fourteenth century to the twentieth century. I must admit, however, to having concentrated…
The Bayeux Tapestry – the Final Act
The Bayeux Tapestry. Those that have followed this site for a few years know that I have a love of this great Romanesque work of art. They will also recognise my admiration for the nineteenth century English copy in Reading Museum. Having some spare time in Reading recently I revisited the tapestry and was pleasantly…
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