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Detail from Bernardo Bellotto, The Fortress of Königstein from the North, about 1756-8, ©The National Gallery, London
Exhibition
Castles: Paintings from the National Gallery, London
8 Sep 2020 – 15 Nov 2020
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 16:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Address
- Burdon Road
- Sunderland
England - SR1 1PP
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 2 minutes walk from Sunderland Metro Station
- 2 minutes walk from Sunderland Railway Station
About
The National Gallery, London is touring Bernardo Bellotto’s The Fortress of Königstein from the North, one of the most original and impressive examples of 18th-century landscape painting.
Bellotto’s masterpiece will be displayed alongside five other European Old Master paintings from the National Gallery’s collection featuring castles (both real and imagined).
The display will be enhanced by watercolours, drawings, prints and oils featuring castles in Sunderland Museum’s own collection including L S Lowry’s drawing, Bamburgh Castle and other North East castles such as Brancepeth, Warkworth, Lambton, Barnard, Durham and Prudhoe castles.
