Cognoscenti in a Room hung with Pictures at the National Gallery in London
Cognoscenti in a Room hung with Pictures at the National Gallery in London In this episode, we’ll be taking a closer look at a painting by an unknown Flemish painter called ‘Cognoscenti in a Room hung with Pictures’ at the National Gallery in London. Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me, Anthony King. As always, I take all the photos and videos myself on location, ensuring you get an up-close and personal view of the fascinating world of art and culture. The word Cognoscenti means “people who are especially well informed about a particular subject”. Are these a selection of finely dressed collectors and art dealers? We don’t know for sure… This oil on oak was made about 1620. During the seventeenth century in