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THE CARD PLAYERS (1893) by Paul Cézanne Oil on Canvas, 65 x 81cms Royal Family of Qatar
THE MUSICIANS (1595) by Caravaggio Oil, 92 x 118 cms Metropolitan Museum of Art
THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA (1632) by Rembrandt Oil on Oak Wood, 64 x 78 cms Getty Center
THE ASTRONOMER (1668) by Johannes Vermeer Oil on Canvas, 50 x 45 cms Department of Paintings of the Louvre
THE ARNOLFINI PORTRAIT (1434) by Jan Van Eyck Oil on Oak Panel, 82 x 60 cms National Gallery, London
LA BELLE FERRONNIÈRE (1495) by Leonardo da Vinci Oil on Panel, 63 x 45 cms Louvre Museum
Juxtaposing Renaissance masters with modern innovators
Sky Gallery of the Fareed Uduman Art Forum is dedicated to bringing audiences, cultures, and time periods together through meaningful and accessible art experiences to create the closest possible encounters with the world’s greatest paintings. Previous exhibitions include, Gustav Klimt, Frida Kahlo, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali.
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THE FORTUNE TELLER (1630) by Georges de La Tour |
ICONS is conceived as “a dialogue across centuries” bringing together over a dozen artistic geniuses whose works span the Renaissance to the modern era. These works at their original scales of creation changes the conversation. You can finally stand in front of a life-size Vermeer or a monumental Monet and feel the dialogue between artists who never met but shaped each other across time. Each exhibit is meticulously presented on canvas, hand-framed, and finished at the exact dimensions of the original masterpieces, preserving the integrity of composition, texture, brushwork, color and scale.
At the heart of the exhibition is Jan van Eyck’s ‘Arnolfini Portrait’, a work that epitomises the detail, symbolism, and human intimacy that have inspired generations of artists. Alongside it, visitors will encounter paintings that shaped the renaissance, impressionism, modernism, and the evolution of visual storytelling by Munch, Matisse, Monet, Degas, Da Vinci, Renoir, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Caravaggio, and more. The exhibition invites audiences to experience a rare conversation across centuries of artistic brilliance.
By bringing together works that are geographically and historically dispersed, ICONS creates a compelling space for comparison, reflection, and discovery. Visitors are invited to move beyond passive viewing into a more engaged encounter—tracing artistic influence, identifying stylistic shifts, and uncovering unexpected connections between artists who never shared the same physical space, yet remain deeply interconnected across time.
Designed and curated for both seasoned art enthusiasts and first-time visitors, ICONS offers an experience that is at once educational, immersive, and accessible—removing many of the traditional barriers associated with global museum-going.
Exhibition Details:Dates: April 24 – May 3
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Monday – Sunday)
Venue: Sky Gallery Colombo 5
