This evening, I am focusing on the town of Kirkintilloch (pop 20,000) which is located in the West of Scotland, a few miles N.E.of Glasgow. This town and environs has a long history, viz:
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- Head of Zeus or Poseidon at Burrell Collection, Glasgow
This morning, our tour commenced with a visit to the Govan Carved Stones at Govan Old Church. This comprises a collection of early medieval sculpture from the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries AD with designs representing a merger of influences from the Picts, Irish, Anglian, Cumbrian and Scandinavian styles. Here can be found the stone sarcophagus of King Constantine a 9th century king from the local area of Strathclyde, the earliest known piece of art in Glasgow.
Call to Arms 1878 by Rodin
This morning, our tour commenced with a visit to Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. This dates from 1901 and ranks as one of the pre-eminent such establishments in Europe. Inside can be found Scottish art, design, Mackintosh, Ancient Egypt, fashion and design, dinosaurs, Dutch art, Italian art, French art, James Watt, Scotland’s first people and a massive pipe organ installed by Lewis & Co. There is also the famous painting, Christ of St John of the Cross by Salvadore Dali.
