where were they evacuated to?
Location in Wales
National Gallery
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II the paintings were evacuated to locations in Wales, including Penrhyn Castle, the university colleges of Bangor and Aberystwyth.
what is virgin and child enthroned? Small oil-on-oak panel painting by whom was it painted? Rogier van der Weyden. where was he from? Netherland under whom did he work as an apprentice? Little is known about Rogier's training as a painter. can you mention another work by him? The Magdalen Reading where is this painting now? London National Gallery when was it established? 1824 was it ever affected by any war? Yes, the paintings were evacuated.
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National Gallery [SEP] World War II
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II the paintings were evacuated to locations in Wales, including Penrhyn Castle, the university colleges of Bangor and Aberystwyth. In 1940, during the Battle of France, a more secure home was sought, and there were discussions about moving the paintings to Canada. This idea was firmly rejected by Winston Churchill, who wrote in a telegram to the director Kenneth Clark, "bury them in caves or in cellars, but not a picture shall leave these islands". Instead a slate quarry at Manod, near Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales, was requisitioned for the Gallery's use.