A visit to the National Gallery, London

When I've had the opportunity to spend whole months in London, visits to the National Gallery were part of my weekly routine. Watching the artworks of the European and world painters was an ever new emotion. 

Credits: National Gallery London 2013 March, by Morio - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons. From Wikipedia.National Gallery

Today, if you want a first approach to the collection of masters from the 13th to the 20th century housed in the gallery in Trafalgar Square, but you're not on the spot, you can take an online tour and explore the paintings A to Z. The names go from Leonardo to a number of artists of the Italian Renaissance, from Caravaggio to the Dutch and to many others. So many that it's useless to try to make a list here.

Needless to say that watching a painting on a computer screen is in no way comparable to the emotion one experiences standing in front of the real artwork. 

Halfway beetwen the internet surfing and the in-presence experience is the film. Next Monday, November 23rd, you'll have the opportunity  to watch Frederick Wiseman's documentary film National Gallery  in streaming. 

Credits: IMDB, Internet Movie Database

When watching a film the spectator is caught as if he was there, in the story. In  fictional films ideas, emotions and feelings are played by actors, here it is the paintings that play ideas and feelings, 

narrate stories and convey meanings and emotions. 

Where to see the film: MYmovies.it. You'll have to register for free and follow the instructions. 
When: 2015, Monday, November 23rd.
Time: 21:00 GMT+1.