We took a quick zip to Brisbane mainly to see the "Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado" exhibition. Though a small sample, there is enough there to
occupy a full afternoon. At the entry there is a trompe l'oeil of what we
suppose is the real Prado, which we can't remember much of from our
visit to Spain several years ago:
There are startling royal portraits, this one of Infanta Isabella by Alonso Coello taking the lead:
And intense Christian representations (this by Juan de Vald
es Leal):
as well as remarkable, and for the time possibly dangerous, etchings by Goya:
(This one titled unbridled folly may be given a sexist interpretation.)
We also found Brisbane City more scenic than we expected. I wonder what lies behind landscaping the Courts buildings with a plethora of eyes?
If there are voyeur enthusiasts out there I have uploaded a larger selection of our Brisbane photos to my photo site at
yanton.smugmug.com/Travel/Australia/Brisbane-October-2012
