There is a wonderful, truly wonderful Rembrandt exhibition at the
National Gallery in London. Go!
Many exhibitions are just marketing ploys and I did not expect
much. Anyway, has one not seen them all? The exhibition concentrates on Rembrandt’s
late works and does include some of the well-known paintings. But, it also has
some lesser-known and truly beautiful and some very interesting
paintings.
It was a true joy to see so many of them together. This cannot be said
about the visitors that crowd exhibitions. As I was queuing to get in with
the first group at 10 in the morning, a VIP group of Royal Bank of Scotland
guests was just leaving. Seeing the VIPs coming out with their goody-bags was
not made easier by one of the very important females smiling benevolently at us,
the group of plebeians standing in the rain waiting to be let in, with the
remark "you are up for a real treat."
So what is the Deal?
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