Van Gogh at the N.G.V.

This chandelier has moved many times Liz and I .

The National Gallery of Victoria has had major redevelopments over the years. It is now an exciting gallery with Exhibitions Coffee shops Tea Shops and excellent restaurants one feature which has remained since being built is the Great Hall Ceiling 

The Grand Hall was opened on August 20, 1968.

Its magnificent ceiling is the world's largest stained-glass ceiling, designed by Australian artist Leonard French. The ceiling is high (13.72 metres), vast (60.9 x 15.24 metres) and so heavy with glass and steel that its downward projecting triangles need to be held up by a series of slim steel columns.

Each of the main intersecting triangles has been turned into thousands of geometric pieces of coloured and clear glass that have been cut so their facets bounce and refract coloured light.

The 224 triangles of diamond-cut primary colours weigh 300 kilograms each.

Many call it a Persian carpet of light!

Now back to why we were there Vincent's paintings of course. 

There were about 75 paintings and 20 Lithographs.

The National Gallery of Victoria, in partnership with Art Exhibitions Australia, presents Van Gogh and the Seasons for the 2017 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition. Curated by Sjraar van Heugten, independent art historian and former Head of Collections at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Van Gogh and the Seasons is exclusive to Melbourne and presents the largest collection of Van Gogh artworks to ever travel to Australia.
Van Gogh and the Seasons is presented within sections devoted to each of the four seasons. Viewers are invited to explore Van Gogh’s profound connection to nature through nearly 50 paintings and drawings, many of which depict places that were the setting for defining moments in the artist’s tumultuous life. Drawing extensively from Van Gogh’s personal letters and research into his interest in literature and nature, Van Gogh and the Seasons provides insight into the influences and themes that dominate much of this visionary artist’s work.

Van Gogh and the Seasons features works lent by leading international museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, which respectively holds the largest and second largest collection of Van Gogh’s works in the world.

We lunched in the Garden Restaurant

Yarra Valley Le Jack goats cheese soufflé with

heirloom beetroot and candied walnuts

Caesar salad with grilled lemon and herb

chicken breast, soft boiled egg, marinated

anchovies and dukkah croutons

Tender cuts of lamb rump with cauliflower sauce and Zucchini roll ups with stuffed tomato.

It is Mother's Day on Sunday so this was my treat from Two Daughters, Feeling Loved.