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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Visions of Paradise at the National Gallery.



Join Lucrezia Walker to look at the current exhibition, to think about angels and the Nativity. 

Saturday 5 December

Meet at 2pm in the Sainsbury Wing foyer 
To conclude with tea at about 3.30.

The exhibition is free.
£10 donation invited for church funds.

Francesco Botticini’s Assumption of the Virgin has bewildered scholars for centuries. ‘Visions of Paradise: Botticini’s Palmieri Altarpiece’ showcases new research on this monumental painting, clarifying long-perpetuated misunderstandings about its authorship, date, original location, and iconography.