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Pompeo Batoni

Pompeo Batoni
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National Gallery
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National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London  WC2N 5DN
United Kingdom
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Date
Sun, 18th May 2008
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Please Note:
The Pompeo Batoni exhibition will open late on Saturday 17 May. Last admission will be 8.15pm and the exhibition will close at 9pm.

In his day, Pompeo Batoni was the most celebrated painter in Rome. The American painter Benjamin West said, ‘When I went to Rome, the Italian artists of that day thought of nothing, looked at nothing, but the work of Pompeo Batoni’.

For nearly half a century, Batoni recorded international travellers' visits to Italy on the Grand Tour in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. Equally gifted as a history painter, his religious and mythological works were eagerly acquired by the greatest patrons and collectors in Britain and mainland Europe.

This exhibition, which marks the tercentenary of the painter’s birth, will be the first comprehensive presentation of Batoni’s paintings in forty years. It will provide a vivid appreciation of the artistic achievement of ‘Italy’s Last Old Master,’ through the finest examples available in the public and private collections of Europe and America.

Batoni’s status as Rome’s most sought-after painter for both portraits and history paintings will be demonstrated by works never previously publicly exhibited, as well as newly discovered and recently restored works.


Travel


Nearest Underground: Charing Cross (Northern/Bakerloo lines)/Leicester Square (Northern/Piccadilly lines)
From Charing Cross take the Trafalgar Square exit. The National Gallery is on the north side of Trafalgar Square.
From Leicester Square take the Charing Cross Road west exit. Turn Left down Charing Cross Road. The National Gallery is on Trafalgar Square at the south end of Charing Cross Road.

Nearest Rail: Charing Cross
See above.

Parking: Whitcomb Street. Limited on-street parking nearby. Please note that parking in Central London can be expensive. Please use public transport if at all possible.

Access

Wheelchair Access: Ground floor entrance/exit through the Sainsbury Wing. Level access through Education Centre at rear of Gallery on Orange Street. The main Trafalgar Sq entrance is not recommended for those with mobility problems. All areas of the Gallery are accessible via lift.

Hearing Impaired: Induction loop.

Visitors with a Blue, Orange or White disabled parking badge can book a parking space at the rear of the National Gallery. Please contact the Gallery directly for more information.

The Gallery also runs special tours for the visually impaired. Please contact the Gallery directly for more information.

Concessions


Available to Seniors, Unemployed, Disabled people (accompanying escort free), members of the Art Fund (AF).