In September, at London's Museum will open an exhibition where the works of the great English masters will be exhibited side by side with pictures of Titian, Rembrandt and Poussin

Recently, representatives of the Tate Gallery in London confirmed that starting in September Exhibition «Turner and old masters» (Turner and the Masters) , which was preparing the museum for six years. The exhibition will be presented to some 100 paintings, written by the great English artist and his predecessors.

Turner referred to the old masters, above all, as to the opponents, whom he sought to surpass. Among those with whom «competed» painter - Titian (Titian), Canaletto (Canaletto), Rembrandt (Rembrandt), Nicolas Poussin (Nicolas Poussin), Peter Paul Rubens (Peter Paul Rubens), Willem van de Velde (Willem van de Velde). The works of these artists can be seen in the vicinity of Turner's paintings in the Tate Gallery.

In January 2010 The exhibition moves to the Paris Grand Palais, and then - in the Prado Museum in Madrid.

shows where works of famous artists can be compared to inspire masterpieces of Old Masters, enjoyed great popularity. Example - «Picasso and his teacher» in the Grand Palais . The number of visitors was so great that past three days the museum was open 24 hours a day .

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Sources: guardian.co.uk , artinvestment.ru