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The Madonna of the Rocks

 

 

A Picture tells a Thousand Words

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square WC2N
When her estranged grandfather is discovered murdered in the Louvre in Paris, Sophie Neveu is pushed together with Harvard religious symbology expert Robert Langdon. The two of them trawl through the gallery, following the cryptic trail left by her dead relative. The final piece in the puzzle is Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting ‘The Madonna of the Rocks’, behind which they discover a key and an address…
 
Da Vinci painted two versions of the work – the second hangs in the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square in London. Langdon says that this is a second "watered-down" version of the original, supposedly offensive to the Catholic Church. Take a look for yourself and see what you make of it.
 
 
Current events at National Gallery
National Gallery - Permanent Collection event running until Monday 31st December 2012
TIMES 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2012 - Various Times  PRICING Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
Located on Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of European paintings in the world. Masterpieces on permanent... More about this event
Claude: Landscape With Narcissus And Echo: Talk event Monday 13th February
TIMES Monday 13th February 2012 - 1pm-1.30pm  PRICING Free
A talk about the artist's painting.... More about this event
Holbein The Younger: Christina Of Denmark, Duchess Of Milan: Talk event Monday 13th February
TIMES Monday 13th February 2012 - 4pm  PRICING Free
A talk about the painting.... More about this event
Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour event Tuesday 14th February
TIMES Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm-2pm  PRICING Free
A tour of paintings from the collection.... More about this event
Rubens: The Birth Of Venus: Talk event Tuesday 14th February
TIMES Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 4pm  PRICING Free
A talk about the artist's painting.... More about this event

 

The Da Vinci Code

Biggin Hill Airport

Biggin Hill Airport

On the run from the French police, headed by stubborn detective Bezu Fache, the heroic double-act arrives in the UK aboard the pri...

Biggin Hill Airport
 
 
 
Temple Church

Temple Church

After escaping from the police at Biggin Hill, they speed towards Fleet Street in Teabing’s limousine in search of a knight’s tomb...

Temple Church
 
 
 
King's College Library

King's College Library

With the keystone and Teabing in Rémy’s clutches, Robert and Sophie rush from Temple Church via Temple Underground station to the ...

King's College Library
 
 
 
Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade

Throughout the tale, Silas and Remy have been receiving phone calls from a shadowy figure known only as 'the Teacher'. While ...

Horse Guards Parade
 
 
Opus Dei Headquarters

Opus Dei Headquarters

Under the malevolent influence of the Teacher, Silas - the murderous albino monk - seeks refuge in the London headquarters of the ...

Opus Dei Headquarters
 
 
 
Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey does not welcome ‘Da Vinci Code’ tours, so you’ll have to follow that last part of the London trail alone with t...

Westminster Abbey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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