The title of the Museum indicates that painting may be the prime iotems for display but not the only one. sculpture, pottery and metalwork are also included.

Looking at the sculpture to the left one can hardly see the difference. A sculpted frieze creates different challenges to painting in two dimensions but the creation of shadow is not one of them. They are the creation of the lighting when the piece is in place.

On the other hand a tapestry is a picture. The one on the left was created in the 15th century in Belgium. The fine detail to the right shows a small stitched section of the dress on the left. The pendant on the right is Roman.

But then there were paintings.

There were a number by John Singer Sargent, all with a little North African context. I found two watercolours by John Constable and several paintings by Van Gogh and, as you see, enough for any taste. There were also a number of colonial American paintings … mostly portraits.