Royal Academy tries the art of explanation `Their simplicity may surprise regular visitors'

The Independent - London | January 18, 1995 | Copyright

The Royal Academy exhibition on Poussin, which opens tomorrow, will see the start of a push to make art easier to understand for casual visitors.

In a departure from traditional practice, the Royal Academy has put extended information panels in every gallery for the exhibition, along with extremely simple descriptions next to each painting telling the story depicted on canvas.

There will also be a video based on Poussin's last great series of works, The Four Seasons.

Strangely, though, in the move to make the work more approachable for new visitors, the Royal Academy has omitted to explain ...

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