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
We didn't make it to the Prado because we overlooked the fact that it was closed on Mondays! And it doesn't look as though we will get to Brisbane to see this exhibition.
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