return to worldwidereview.com,
the home of critical reviews
From: arts and craps Category: Art Date: 11 November 2006 Time: 04:39 PM Review: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/velazquez/default.htm I hate to say I found a Velazquez expo boring. I did. Just a bit. I like the portrait of Gene Hackman dressed at the pope. Very realistic. I like all the dresses and horses and chinless and overcheeked royalties. You see I've seen lots of Velazquez, for god's sake I've been to the Prado a few times, and after that, it's not that exciting to see a few loans augmenting the Nat.'s permanent collection. Ok. I did get moments of beauty. Those dresses on the infanta really are excellent brushwork. But the crowds are too big. Save time and get a cheap ticket to Madrid. You can see Goya too.