London, UK – There is little doubt that art, culture, and museums have a crucial role to play during times of crisis. As the world attempts to return to a new normal, The National Gallery in London is bringing art outside, with an open-air exhibition of over 20 life-sized replicas of some of the most prominent, influential, and treasured paintings in the collection, including Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers‘ (1888), Botticelli’s ‘Venus and Mars‘ (1485), Turner’s ‘The Fighting Temeraire‘ (1839) and John Constable’s ‘The Hay Wain‘ (1821).
From August 3rd to September 2nd, the life-sized reproductions of famous masterpieces, around 3 to 7 feet wide, will be immediately visible to people entering the square from all directions. Visitors will walk among the works and experience them up close, with the Gallery’s neo-classical façade as a background. The open-air gallery will showcase exceptional works from prominent traditions of Western European painting. The largest reproduction will be Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne‘ (1520-3). Replicas of works by Caravaggio, Vermeer, Gainsborough, and Rembrandt will also be showcased, among other masterpieces from one of the most important collections of paintings worldwide.