Listen to Wendy Whiteley speak about key works in the exhibition ‘Brett Whiteley: Blue and White’.

Image: Brett Whiteley ‘Still life with meat’ 1975–76 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Wendy Whiteley / Copyright Agency

Brett Whiteley ‘The pink heron’

Madrid is every bit enchanting with its elegant boulevards, expansive parks, royal palaces and charming plazas. Located at the geographical heart of the Iberian Peninsula, the Spanish capital boasts magnificent art treasures in The Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums. Join Brian Ladd as he explores the art and architecture of this sophisticated city and reveals why its history and culture make Madrid so fascinating and enchanting. 

Brian Ladd is past President of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, a specialist in European and Australian sculpture, and a graduate in sculpture from the National Art School, Sydney. From 1996 to 2010 he was Head of Public Programs Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and responsible for enlivening the Gallery and engaging diverse audiences with art.

Enchanting cities Madrid

Frank Young ‘Kulata punu’

Sano di Pietro 'Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, Bernardino and Bartholomew' 1450-1481, gold leaf and tempera on panel, 60.5 x 43.2 cm panel; 93.5 x 52.2 x 9.0 cm frame. Not signed. Not dated. Gift of John Fairfax and Sons Ltd. to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Sydney Morning Herald 1971.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/151.1971/

Sano di Pietro Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, Bernardino and Bartholomew

Tessa MacKay

Sinead Davies

Shane Bowden

Samuel Rush Condon

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Prudence Flint

Learning curve lecture series: Sublime - the pleasure of the overwhelming presented by Damian Freeman on 20.6.14

Sano di Pietro Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, Bernardino and Bartholomew

Art Gallery of NSW