SHARING WITH ME

Back to Marseille. When I had enjoyed those lovely four days in March with Pierrette, we had discovered Marseille together ( 50 YEARS LATER. ..... chapter 1 21-23rd May). We went to see the exhibition on Faces at the Vielle Charité. However, the  trip was to discover Marseille. When wandering around the city as we did, I saw posters for two exhibitions that interested me - The Paul Delvaux at the renovated Cantini museum and another at the Mucem on the Carnival taken as a subject. These I would come back for. I left Paris is spitting rain and arrived in Marseille in brilliant sunshine and warmth. What a pleasure. There was no time to lose as the trip was for « nearly 48 hours » - so I set off for the Cantini. The directions given by the hotel and on a map seemed very clear. They were not. Looking down this little street, would you imagine that there was a museum there? and it is not the sign on the left but further down..... I had first encountered Paul Delva...

There were other collections and other small exhibitions that I took in but when looking at the photos a week and more after the events, I was quite obviously close to saturation. But there was one  museum I had to do and that was the Old Pinacothèque for Marielle. I had heard of the Bosch and Bruegel collection and there were some Rubens and Rembrandt to see too. These Masters I don’t get tired of and as they  not too much religion based, I cope quite well. As I said before, the periods before the Renaissance I’m quite comfortable with (not all but….) - it’s later and the 18th and 19th I get a little sick of. 

Here is just a collection of what I enjoyed - taking into consideration that this museum is huge and I was wandering through it and not stopping too often…….. The park Bosch 1450-1516 and where the ados sat P. Bruegel - Head of Old Lady 1552/1569 Lucas Cranach 1472-1593 Lucas Cranach 1472-1593 Lucas Cranach 1472-1593 Luca...