Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 1:00 PM Discover love in art with works from the 15th through 19th centuries Meet us for lunch at the Cascade Café and then join us on a docent-led tour. Event Details February 14 is a day celebrated throughout the world where lovers, friends and family express their feelings for others. Join us by yourself or bring your friends to ICDC's first Valentine's Day tour at the National Gallery of Art on Sunday, February 14. The tour will focus on paintings and sculpture which encompass one common theme, love: why we fall in love, love between men and women, love of children, devotional love and love of country. Visitors will have the opportunity to examine some of the jewels in the National Gallery of Art from the 15th to the 19th centuries which focus on the theme of love. This is also a great opportunity to meet other ICDC members who appreciate art while enjoying a meal together in the Cascade Cafe. Our tours of the National Gallery of Art are one of our most popular events and always sell out well in advance. Please reserve your tickets early. Please read on for more details on what the tour will cover or scroll below for tickets and registration information. Our tour of love in art may feature... Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's Apollo Pursuing Daphne Gerard ter Borch the Younger's The Suitor's Visit Gabriel Metsu’s The Intruder Jan Steen’s The Dancing Couple Giorgione’s Adoration of the Magi George Stubbs’s White Poodle in a Punt Auguste Rodin’s Jean D'Aire Leonardo da Vinci’s Ginevra de' Benci Titian’s Venus and Adonis Tentative Agenda (Agenda is subject to change) Please make a reservation online prior to the event. At 1:00PM, please meet us at the Cascade Café in the East Building on the Concourse level for tea or lunch*. The tour will begin immediately afterward. If you need to reach us on the day of the event please call Sanjaya at (301) 580-7380. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARRIVE PROMPTLY AT THE DESIGNATED TIME AND MEETING LOCATION. When you arrive look for the tables with the RESERVED signs. * The cost of coffee/tea/lunch is not included in the ticket price. Tickets and Registration Please reserve a ticket to join us for the tour. tickets are $15.00. * The cost of lunch not included in ticket price. The cost of attending the tour is used to cover the operational expenses of the International Club of DC and is not related to the National Gallery of Art, where admission and all of its programs are always free and open to the public. Cancellation Policy All ticket sales are final. No refunds or cancelations on online ticket purchases. Address The East Building of the National Gallery of Art is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue & 4th Street NW. Directions The nearest Metro stops are Judiciary Square (Red Line), Archives (Yellow and Green Lines), and Smithsonian (Blue and Orange Lines). Metro bus stops are located on 4th and 7th Streets NW. Public parking is limited to the surrounding streets and commercial garages.