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The Art of Seeing Nature: Masterpieces from Tate Britain
Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum - Muscat until 25 January
Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum - Muscat until 25 January
AN EXHIBITION of masterpieces from Tate’s historic British collection, The Art of Seeing Nature: Masterpieces from Tate Britain will be presented at Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum, Muscat from 30 November 2010 to 25 January 2011. The exhibition has been organised as a pioneering collaboration between the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Oman and Tate.
It is a British contribution to the 40th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman.
The exhibition shows six masterpieces by six great artists born or working in Britain. Selected for their outstanding quality, the works represent highlights of Tate's unrivalled collection of historic British art, and of the development of painting in Britain as it depicted landscape and the natural world.
Gainsborough’s rustic woodland is a lyrical work of the imagination, based on memories of his childhood, his rides in the countryside and the example of earlier Dutch painting. Turner’s sunlit vision of Italy is also historically inspired, by classical myth and history. In the work of Constable at Hampstead, Millais on a sporting estate in Scotland and Sargent in the Middle East we see the emergence of naturalism, in which landscape and scenery are observed on the spot. Stubbs' portraiture of horses, as sensitively and expressively observed as if they were human, was no less rigorous and based on anatomical study and dissection. His horses are evidently of Arab blood, specimens perhaps of the bloodstock exported to England from the region during the 18th century
The exhibition is accompanied by a bi-lingual publication, and a film exploring themes in the paintings with contributions from a number of people including Ali b. Abdullah al-Habsi, the renowned goalkeeper of the Omani national football team, who knows the British and the Omani landscape . There is also be an outreach programme including school visits and expert lectures and activities for young children in the exhibition. This is the first project in a long-term relationship between Tate and the Ministry of Heritage and Culture in Oman.
It is a British contribution to the 40th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman.
The exhibition shows six masterpieces by six great artists born or working in Britain. Selected for their outstanding quality, the works represent highlights of Tate's unrivalled collection of historic British art, and of the development of painting in Britain as it depicted landscape and the natural world.
Gainsborough’s rustic woodland is a lyrical work of the imagination, based on memories of his childhood, his rides in the countryside and the example of earlier Dutch painting. Turner’s sunlit vision of Italy is also historically inspired, by classical myth and history. In the work of Constable at Hampstead, Millais on a sporting estate in Scotland and Sargent in the Middle East we see the emergence of naturalism, in which landscape and scenery are observed on the spot. Stubbs' portraiture of horses, as sensitively and expressively observed as if they were human, was no less rigorous and based on anatomical study and dissection. His horses are evidently of Arab blood, specimens perhaps of the bloodstock exported to England from the region during the 18th century
The exhibition is accompanied by a bi-lingual publication, and a film exploring themes in the paintings with contributions from a number of people including Ali b. Abdullah al-Habsi, the renowned goalkeeper of the Omani national football team, who knows the British and the Omani landscape . There is also be an outreach programme including school visits and expert lectures and activities for young children in the exhibition. This is the first project in a long-term relationship between Tate and the Ministry of Heritage and Culture in Oman.
George Stubbs Mares and Foals in a River Landscape 1763-8
John Constable The Grove, Hampstead 1821-2
Thomas Gainsborough Sunset: Carthorses Drinking
at a Stream circa 1760
at a Stream circa 1760
Sir John Everett Millais Dew-Drenched Furze 1889-90
John Singer Sargent The Mountains of Moab 1905
Sir John Everett Millais Dew-Drenched Furze 1889-90
About Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum
The Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum, displaying Oman’s fortified architecture and traditional weaponry. The museum is in memory of late Sayyid Faisal bin Ali al Said.
Established by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, includes a permanent exhibition of traditional weaponry in the Sultanate as well as spacious gallery with the panel exhibition on Oman’s fortified architecture. The exhibition gallery is designed in a way that it is able to host temporary exhibition from a wide range of fields, from history and archaeology to science and fine arts. The museum is accommodated in the former stage building of the ministry built under late Sayyid Faisal when he was the Minister of Heritage and Culture.
Originally used for theatrical and musical performances, the hall has now been architecturally modified and refurbished to suit its new purpose. The exhibition on Oman’s fortified architecture displays Omani landscape from the governorate of Muscat along the Batinah region to Musandam in the north and the interior regions to Dhofar down south depicting different types of towers, forts and castles of fortified settlements and residential strongholds.
As for traditional weaponry, the exhibition shows the earliest known weapons in Oman’s prehistory to the rich archaeological finds from the bronze to iron ages. The display ends with the two icons of Omani armoury - the exquisite Omani khanjar and the straight and curved swords. On display also are the early hand-held firearms and many of later 19th and early 20th century guns, including the famous Martini Henry that, through their rich Omani silver decoration, were transformed into works of art.
Timings: Saturday to Wednesday from 8.00am to 2.00pm.
The Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum, displaying Oman’s fortified architecture and traditional weaponry. The museum is in memory of late Sayyid Faisal bin Ali al Said.
Established by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, includes a permanent exhibition of traditional weaponry in the Sultanate as well as spacious gallery with the panel exhibition on Oman’s fortified architecture. The exhibition gallery is designed in a way that it is able to host temporary exhibition from a wide range of fields, from history and archaeology to science and fine arts. The museum is accommodated in the former stage building of the ministry built under late Sayyid Faisal when he was the Minister of Heritage and Culture.
Originally used for theatrical and musical performances, the hall has now been architecturally modified and refurbished to suit its new purpose. The exhibition on Oman’s fortified architecture displays Omani landscape from the governorate of Muscat along the Batinah region to Musandam in the north and the interior regions to Dhofar down south depicting different types of towers, forts and castles of fortified settlements and residential strongholds.
As for traditional weaponry, the exhibition shows the earliest known weapons in Oman’s prehistory to the rich archaeological finds from the bronze to iron ages. The display ends with the two icons of Omani armoury - the exquisite Omani khanjar and the straight and curved swords. On display also are the early hand-held firearms and many of later 19th and early 20th century guns, including the famous Martini Henry that, through their rich Omani silver decoration, were transformed into works of art.
Timings: Saturday to Wednesday from 8.00am to 2.00pm.
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