Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge UK

 

The Fitzwilliam in Cambridge is one of my favourite places to be, so much so that this was the second time I'd spent my birthday here!

It has such a wide selection of art and gems and it's completely FREE!

I especially wanted to see the 1816 Prints by Turner, Goya and Cornelius exhibit

(9 Feb-31 July)

 

The Fitzwilliam Museum Cafe

05-01-12c, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Grabbing a latte after viewing the Graphite Exhibition

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge uk

05-01-12b, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

The Vermeer exhibit at the Fitzwilliam was wonderful, I am so pleased that Joan suggested we see it together. Strangely the painting that captivated me most in the whole exhibit was not a Vermeer, although his work was a total treat to view, but a painting by Esaias Boursse entitled 'Dutch interior with woman sewing'....I could have stared at it in awe for hours.
The invigilator kindly allowed me her chair for a few moments so I could make this sketch, I couldn't resist the guy on the left with the flowing hair and jacket thrown over his shoulder, the two seemed to merge.